3 Detroit Lakes residents injured, including 2 children under age 3, after striking deer on Highway 10 Saturday night

Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) – Three Detroit Lakes residents were injured, including two children under the age of 3, after the pickup truck they were riding in struck a deer on Highway 10, east of Verndale, on Saturday evening.

On Dec. 16 at 7:18 p.m., a 2019 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup, driven by 38-year-old Nathaniel Lee Lucas of Detroit Lakes, was westbound on Highway 10 at mile maker 102 in Aldrich Township when it struck a deer in the roadway.

Airbags deployed in the pickup during the incident.

Three passengers in the pickup truck, 36-year-old Kimberly Helen Lucas of Detroit Lakes, 3-year-old Farrah Mae Lucas and 1-year-old Wilder Scott Lucas, all suffered non-life-threatening injuries during the crash and were transported to Lakewood Health in Staples for treatment.

Nathaniel Lucas did not report any injuries at the scene.

All four vehicle occupants were wearing seatbelts or appropriate restraints at the time of the collision and law enforcement believes alcohol did not factor into the incident.