Becker County authorities searching for hit-and-run driver

By: News Director Larissa Donovan

DETROIT LAKES– Authorities in Becker County are searching for a driver in a fatal hit-and-run crash from Monday evening.

According to a release, the crash was around 7 p.m. and involved a car versus an ATV on County Road 158. Officers discovered the car, a 1999 Mercury Marquis, but found that the driver had fled the scene.

The 27-year-old male driver of the Polaris Ranger was unresponsive, and passed away as a result of his injuries after transport to the Fargo Hospital.

Anyone with information is urged to contact the White Earth Police Department or the Becker County Sheriff’s Office. 

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Larissa Donovan is the News Director for the stations of Paul Bunyan Broadcasting and has been, almost without interruption, since Election Day 2016. She covers all the beats in north-central Minnesota, such as local government, crime, education, environment and social issues. She studied communications at Bemidji State University. You can follow along with Larissa's live tweets of meetings and events on Twitter!

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