Two people from Babbitt were seriously injured in a side-by-side ATV rollover in northern St. Louis County early Sunday, and investigators believe alcohol was a factor, the sheriff’s office says.
Deputies were called around 12:45 a.m. on September 13 to a report of an ATV rollover near the 8100 block of Pulkinen Road in Township 61-14, according to the sheriff’s office. The caller reported a side-by-side had rolled over near a turn in the road with two people hurt.
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The driver, a 32-year-old man, was flown to a hospital by air ambulance because of the severity of his injuries, the sheriff’s office said. A passenger, a 22-year-old woman, was taken to a hospital by ambulance.
Investigators believe alcohol was a factor and that both people were ejected from the side-by-side, the sheriff’s office said. Neither was wearing a helmet. There were no witnesses to the crash.
The sheriff’s office said the names of those involved are being withheld pending further investigation and possible charges.
Area ambulance services, air medical crews and fire departments assisted the sheriff’s office.
