3 hospitalized after UTV crash west of Brainerd; alcohol use suspected

Three people were hospitalized Saturday after a UTV crash west of Brainerd.

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office says deputies were called to the area of County Road 103 and 57th Avenue Southwest in rural Motley at 12:41 a.m. There, deputies learned a 2021 Polaris General had left the road, rolled several times into a ditch and hit trees.

The driver, a 20-year-old man, was taken to a hospital, then airlifted to another hospital with serious injuries. A 20-year-old woman was airlifted to a St. Cloud hospital with serious injuries, and a 19-year-old man was taken to a hospital, too.

Authorities say early information suggests speed and alcohol contributed to the crash.

The investigation is ongoing and criminal charges are possible.