St. Louis County Sheriff's Office responds to multiple crashes

On April 26, the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office responded to multiple unrelated crashes in the timeframe of just 35 minutes.

At approximately 8:39 p.m., deputies were dispatched to the area of mile marker 10 of Hwy 33 in Brevator Township for a report of a vehicle that struck a deer in the southbound lane before driving off the roadway and colliding with trees. The driver ultimately refused medical treatment and the Minnesota State Patrol responded to work out the incident details with the driver.

At approximately 8:41 p.m., deputies were dispatched to the area of the Rice Lake Road and Wes...