Knife River, MN — One person was killed and two were injured in a wrong-way crash in Knife River, Minnesota, on Saturday, July 11, 2015. The accident took place on Highway 61, around 11:00 at night.
Local reports identify 263-year-old Philip Bergerson as the man who was headed north in the southbound lanes of the highway and struck an oncoming car.
Bergerson died in the accident. Twenty-year-old Cole Drechsler and 19-year-old Sarah Buscher were injured in the accident and taken to hospitals in Duluth. On Monday, July 13, Drechsler had been listed in critical condition at Essentia Health-St. Mary’s Medical Center.
Police are currently investigating to see whether or not alcohol was involved in the accident.
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Scene of the Accident
View from the Road
Commentary
Lawmakers in Minnesota have made it illegal for bars to over-serve customers who are obviously intoxicated. If they, and that customer goes out and gets into an accident, then it’s possible for the bar to be held liable for that. That’s not to say that a bar is behind every drunk-driving accident that takes place. But when alcohol is suspected, as it is here, it’s a good idea to look into these things. Unfortunately, many bars believe that their responsibility to their customers doesn’t go past their front door. The law, in this case, says otherwise.
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