Dassel Man Hurt in Crash in St. Augusta

ST. AUGUSTA (WJON News) -- One person was hurt in a single-vehicle crash in St. Augusta.

The Stearns County Sheriff's Office says they received a crash detection all with multiple impacts on County Road 136 just before 1:00 a.m. Wedenesday.

Initially, dispatch didn't hear anyone on the phone, but eventually, a man started screaming that he was stuck in the vehicle.

Deputies found the vehicle in a heavily wooded area about 50 yards from the road. It 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 door.

He was taken to St. Cloud Hospital and treated for his injuries.

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The crash is still under investigation. The Sheriff's Office says it is believed that drugs and alcohol are a factor in the crash.

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