Injury Crash - Rollover
Posted: 08/23/2023
Category: County Sheriff Press Release
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Case Number: 23011152
Date Reported: 8/22/2023 at 10:38 AM
Incident: Injury Crash - Rollover
Location: Co Rd 6, North of Christopherson Road, Ida Township
Case Details:
Driver 1: Lawrence Eugene Olson, Age 76 of Osakis, MN
Driver 2: Alicia Marie Cirios, Age 47 of Nelson, MN
Details: On August 22, 2023 at about 10:38 AM Douglas County Dispatch received a 911 call about a two-vehicle crash on County Road 6 NW near Christopherson Road NW. It was reported one of the vehicles was overturned in the ditch and the driver was unable to get out so the Leaf Valley First Responders and Fire Department responded, along with North Ambulance and Douglas County Deputies. The two vehicles were traveling northbound on County Road 6 prior to the crash. The driver of the vehicle in the ditch, Lawrence Olson, was removed from the overturned vehicle and transported to Alomere Hospital by North Ambulance. He was later airlifted to St. Cloud Hospital. The other driver, Alicia Cirios, was checked by first responders on scene but didn't require medical attention. It was determined Cirios' vehicle rear-ended Olson's vehicle as Olson's vehicle was traveling very slowly or stopped within the northbound lane prior to the crash
Officer: Deputy Isaac Peterson, #233