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Two Killed in Crash Tuesday at Same Intersection DNR Officer was Killed

Jun 9, 2021 | 12:35 PM

GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. – Two people are dead after a dump truck collided with an ambulance in Itasca County.

The crash occurred Tuesday morning. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, the ambulance was heading south and the dump truck was heading east when they collided at an intersection. The crash occurred at the same intersection that Minnesota Department of Natural Resources officer Sarah Grell was killed in a crash on May 24.

Killed were 51-year-old Troy Boettcher of Warba and 17-year-old Joseph Latimer of Grand Rapids. Both were in the ambulance. State Rep. Spencer Igo of Grand Rapids said Boettcher was an emergency medical technician.

The ambulance driver, a 28-year-old Cohasset woman, suffered life-threatening injuries. The dump truck driver, a 67-year-old man from Nashwauk, also suffered life-threatening injuries.

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