An ATV rider suffered critical injuries Thursday in a crash with two pickup trucks in neighboring Meeker County.
The State Patrol reports that just before 8 AM, the ATV was traveling north on 650th Avenue in Darwin Township. Meanwhile, a Chevy Silverado pickup was westbound on Highway 12, and a Ram pickup was eastbound on Highway 12. The vehicles collided at the intersection with 650th Avenue.
The ATV operator, 70-year-old Neil Holmgren of Litchfield, sustained life threatening injuries in the crash, and was transported to the Meeker Memorial Hospital in Litchfield.
The driver of the Chevrolet pickup, 18-year-old Lincoln Gutormson of Cokato, and the driver of the Ram pickup, 48-year-old Derrick Nonweiler of Willmar, both escaped injury.
The Meeker County Sheriff’s Office, the Litchfield Police and Fire and Rescue Departments all responded to the scene.


