Crash claims life of 63-year-old

The Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a single vehicle crash near the intersection of County Road 138 and Loveland Pass, in Roosevelt Township near Garrison Wednesday, April 24, to the report of a single vehicle crash.

As a result of the crash, a 63-year-old male from Brainerd was pronounced deceased. The crash remains under investigation. He was later identified as Todd Robert West of Brainerd, formerly of Faribault.

Assisting the Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office on scene were the Garrison Fire Department, Pine Center First Responders, Onamia Ambulance, North Memorial Air Care, and the Minnesota State Patrol.

From the dispatch:

The 63-year-old Brainerd man who died Tuesday, April 23, after his vehicle went off the road on County Highway 8 in Crow Wing County was identified Thursday as Todd Robert West of Brainerd, formerly of Faribault.

The sheriff’s office responded to the crash at 6:13 p.m. Tuesday in Maple Grove Township, near the 10000 block of County Highway 8 in southeastern Crow Wing County. West’s 2002 Jeep was traveling east on the highway when it went off the road and hit an approach in the west ditch before coming to rest in the ditch.

West’s iPhone originally reported the crash, sending a crash alert to authorities. A passerby also reported the crash, finding the car in the ditch.

First on scene were Zone 1 first responders, who found West responsive in the vehicle. While attempting to help him from the vehicle, West became unresponsive and CPR was performed.

West’s body was sent to the Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s office to determine the cause of death.