Red Lake woman injured in HIghway 89 crash

A Red Lake woman was injured in a crash on Highway 89 Friday.

The state patrol reports 58-year-old Debra Stately was heading north on Highway 89 when an eastbound Subaru attempted to cross over Highway 89 from Lumberjack Rd. NW.

The two vehicles then collided around 3:35 that afternoon.

The Subaru driver, 61-year-old Michael Stephani of Puposky, was not injured.

Stately was transported by Bemidji Ambulance to Sanford Bemidji for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

Stephani was not injured, nor were any of Stately’s passengers, which included an adult man and two young children.

The Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office also responded to the scene.


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