31-year-old dies from crash involving ATV, car near Moose Lake

The Carlton County Sheriff’s Office says a 31-year-old woman died from an ATV versus vehicle crash near Moose Lake Saturday afternoon.

According to authorities, at about 3:16 p.m., Carlton County Dispatch received a 911 call stating a crash between an ATV and a car.

Officers learned a side-by-side style ATV was traveling on the Soo Trail, east of Moose Lake, and collided with a car at a trail/driveway intersection. The accident happened near the 4100 block of County Road 8.

A 31-year-old woman, who was a passenger on the ATV, was transported to Essentia Moose Lake Hospital and later flown to a Duluth area hospital where she died. The remaining occupants of the ATV and car did not report any injuries in the incident.

The crash remains under investigation by the Carlton County Sheriff’s Office and the Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office.

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been corrected to reflect that the victim was a passenger on the ATV, not the driver.