CASS LAKE — A 66-year-old Henderson, Nevada, man was injured Saturday, Nov. 18, after his vehicle struck a deer on Highway 2 in Cass County.
The Minnesota State Patrol responded to the crash, reported at 5:59 p.m. near Cass Lake. According to the crash report, a 2023 Nissan Sentra was eastbound on the highway when it hit a deer and then collided with a 2017 Nissan Titan. A 2004 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, also traveling east on the highway, swerved to avoid the Nissan Sentra, which was disabled in the lanes, and collided with a 2021 Chevrolet Silverado parked off the roadway assisting with the initial crash.
The driver of the Sentra, Charles Gilbert Silas, suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to Cass Lake Indian Health Services. The driver of the Silverado, Tayden Edward Savage, 28, of Bemidji; Monte Carlo driver, James Rodney Hilliard, 72, of Bemidji; and Titan driver Jesse Michael Paggen, 48, of St. Joseph, suffered no reported injuries.
The State Patrol reported the road was dry at the time of the crash.
Assisting at the scene was Leech Lake Ambulance.