Single Vehicle Crash with Injuries

On Saturday afternoon at 4:31, the Stearns County Emergency Communications Center received a call of a single vehicle which left the roadway and struck a power pole on County Road 10 near Pioneer View Road in Albany Township. Upon arrival, deputies located a 2018 Chevrolet Silverado driven by 48-year-old Jamie John Bischof of Eden Valley.

Bischof said he was reaching for an item in the vehicle prior to leaving the roadway. The vehicle left County Road 10, hit the approach of Pioneer View Road, then struck the power pole before coming to a stop in an open field on the east side of County Road 10. Bischof was treated by Melrose Ambulance and Mayo Ambulance before being transported by North Memorial Air Care for advanced medical care.

Xcel Energy was called to replace the badly damaged pole which left power lines dangerously low to the ground on County Road 10 and Pioneer View Road. The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene as well as the Albany Police Department, Albany Fire Department, Melrose Ambulance, Mayo Ambulance, and North Memorial Air.