Park Rapids man injured in Osage crash

A Park Rapids man was critically injured in a crash Monday in the Osage area of Becker County.

Chief Deputy Shane Richard says 29-year-old Dillon Jackson crashed into a utility pole at the intersection of County Road 26 and West Straight Lake Avenue.

Jackson was trapped in the vehicle and was extricated by the Carsonville and Park Rapids Fire departments.

He was then flown from the scene to the Sanford Fargo Hospital by North Memorial Aircare.

No further information on Jackson’s medical condition was released.


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