Contact: Roger Pohlman
Chief of Police
Police Department
651-267-2610
Red Wing, MN: On September 19, 2018, at approximately 3:33 PM, Officers of the Red Wing Police Department were dispatched to a single vehicle roll-over crash, with the vehicle resting on its roof in a ravine, west of Spring Creek Road, just south of Graves Drive. Upon arrival RWPD Officer investigated the scene and heard voices coming from the vehicle, the officer immediately contacted dispatch-requesting Red Wing Fire Department.
Upon arrival, the fire department assumed command of the incident and after an extended extrication crews removed the occupants from the vehicle included a 7-year-old female, 1 ½-year-old male, and a 7-month-old female. Passengers were all treated and transported via Red Wing Fire Ambulance to the Mayo Clinic Health Systems – Red Wing. The driver of the vehicle was deceased at the scene and later identified as a 27-year-old Red Wing female; the name is being withheld pending family notification. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
Responding Agencies
- Red Wing Police
- Red Wing Fire
- Mayo Gold Cross Ambulance
- Minnesota State Patrol
- Minnesota Department of Transportation
- Goodhue County Social Services
- Regional Medical Examiner