Passenger Injured In Elk River Crash On Wednesday

ELK RIVER (WJON News) -- One person went to the hospital after a crash in Elk River late Wednesday morning. The crash happened around Noon on a Highway 169 off-ramp.

The Minnesota State Patrol says a Jeep Cherokee being driven by 60-year-old Paul Cook of Oak Grove was taking the northbound County Road 33 off-ramp, and an Audi Q3 being driven by 25-year-old Lauren Ives of Elk River was following behind him when the two SUVs collided at the top of the ramp.

A passenger in Cook's SUV, 65-year-old Marie Cook of Oak Grove, was taken to Mercy Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.  Paul Cook and Ives were not hurt in the crash.

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