On August 11, 2021, at approximately 2:51 p.m., the Stearns County Communications Center received the report of a single vehicle crash near the intersection of County Road 167 and Long Lake Road in Millwood Township.
Upon arrival deputies learned that Jon Douglas Stone, 55, of Grey Eagle had been traveling northbound on County Road 167, when he fell asleep and missed a curve in the road. The vehicle, a 2009 Chevrolet Impala, proceeded into the eastside ditch near Long Lake Road where it became airborne. The vehicle then hit several trees before coming to a stop.
Stone was transported to the Melrose Hospital by Melrose Ambulance.
The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene and was assisted by the Freeport Fire Department.