One Injured in Head-On Collision in Bayfield County
One person was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries following a head-on collision in Bayfield County on Thursday.
Police responded to the crash on U.S. Highway 2 in the Town of Eileen around 10 Thursday night.
Authorities say 27-year-old Jason Giles, of Ashland, was traveling eastbound on Highway 2 when he lost control on the snow-covered road and collided with a car traveling westbound.
Giles was not injured in the crash.
The driver of the westbound car, 44-year-old Patrick Brown, was taken to a local hospital, and later transported to a Duluth hospital, with non-life threatening injuries.
Both men were wearing seatbelts.
Police say charges may be pending.
The incident remains under investigation by the Bayfield County Sheriff’s Office.