On March 3, 2024, at approximately 1:24 a.m., the Stearns County Emergency Communications Center received an Apple Watch Crash Detection Alert near the address of 35538 County Road 17 in Melrose Township. The Sauk Centre Police Department, Melrose Fire Department, Melrose Ambulance Service, and Stearns County Deputies responded to the scene.
A 2021 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Jeron Theiler, 38, of Sauk Centre, was found crashed in the south ditch of County Road 17. Theiler was driving westbound on Co. Rd. 17 when he entered the south ditch and travelled several hundred feet. While still in the ditch he struck an electrical pole guideline and then a field approach. The truck Theiler was driving then rolled and came to rest in the south ditch. John Holig, 47 of Randall, was a front seat passenger in the Silverado. Both occupants sustained multiple lacerations and abrasions consistent with a motor vehicle crash. They were both transported to Melrose Hospital for treatment of their injuries. Alcohol is believed to be a factor in the crash and the investigation is ongoing.
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