Roseville man injured in Backus crash – Brainerd Dispatch

BACKUS — A 55-year-old Roseville man was injured Saturday, Jan. 31, after his vehicle left the roadway and crashed into a ditch on Highway 87 in Cass County.

The Minnesota State Patrol responded to the crash at 5:39 p.m. in Ponto Lake Township, east of Backus. According to the crash report, a 2022 Ford F-250 was eastbound on the highway when, at a curve in the road near 20th Avenue Northwest, the vehicle continued straight off the road at highway speed, went airborne and crashed into the ditch. The vehicle came to a stop on the ice of Sylvan Lake.

The driver, Jeffrey Scott Petschl, was transported via ambulance to a local hospital and was then transported by Life Link Air Care to CentraCare-St. Cloud Hospital.

The State Patrol reported Petschl was not wearing a seat belt. The road was dry at the time of the crash.

The Backus Fire Department and North Memorial Health Ambulance assisted at the scene.

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