On March 24, 2021 at 11:32 p.m., the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center received the call of a one vehicle rollover crash on County Road 11 near Woodview Road in Millwood Township. This location is approximately 3 miles north of Freeport. The caller reported that his daughter had been driving home when she noticed lights in a field and notified him. The caller went to check and found the vehicle and reported that there was an unresponsive occupant inside.
Deputies arrived on scene and located a silver 2015 Chevrolet Silverado on its roof. The truck appeared to have negotiated a sharp curve when it left the roadway and hit a field approach. It became airborne and landed on its roof.
Freeport Fire and Rescue responded, extricated the driver, and began life-saving efforts. The driver and lone occupant of the truck was identified as Donald Eugene Pflipsen, 91, Sauk Rapids. Pflipsen was transported to the Melrose Hospital for his injuries. He was later pronounced deceased at the Melrose Hospital.
The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Freeport Fire and Rescue and Melrose Ambulance Service.
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