Crash Detection Call with Multiple Impacts
On Wednesday morning at 12:51, the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office received a crash detection call with multiple impacts in St. Augusta off County Road 136. Initially, dispatch didn’t hear anyone on the phone. Eventually, a man started screaming that he was stuck in a vehicle and to call 911. Officers arrived in the area and located the vehicle in a heavily wooded area about 50 yards from the road.
The vehicle was being driven by 21-year-old Russell Parks of Dassel. Parks was traveling eastbound on County Road 136, drifted off the road into a field, and drove through multiple large trees where the truck came to a rest on the driver’s side. St. Augusta Rescue was able to get Parks to climb out of the passenger side door. He was transported to the St. Cloud Hospital to be assessed for injuries. The crash is still under investigation. It’s believed that drugs and alcohol are a factor in the crash. St. Augusta Fire and Rescue and Mayo Ambulance assisted at the scene.
