MIDWAY TOWNSHIP, MN (KDAL) – Heavy fog and speed were contributing factors in a two vehicle crash that left one person dead and two others injured in Midway Township Friday morning.
The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office says the crash occurred around 8:50 a-m at the intersection of the South Ugstad Road and Ugstad Junction.
The driver of one of the vehicles, 48 year old Leah Joy Sarko of Midway Township was killed in the crash.
The other driver, an 18 year old from Midway Township and an 11 year old passenger in one of the vehicles were taken to Duluth hospitals with non life threatening injuries and are in stable condition.
The accident remains under investigation by the Sheriff’s Office and Minnesota State Patrol.



