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1 Dead, 1 injured In Cass County Rollover

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – One person is dead and another is injured following a rollover accident in Cass County early Saturday morning.

According to the Minnesota State Patrol, just before 4:15 a.m. 31-year-old Phillip C. Nelson, of St. Paul, was driving eastbound on Highway 210 when he ran off the road to the right. The car struck a tree and rolled several times.

After the car stopped, Nelson was trapped in the vehicle. Crews had to extricate him from the car.

He was transported to Park Rapids Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Nelson's passenger, 23-year-old Samuel J. Wilson, of Federal Dam, was ejected from the car.

He was declared dead on the scene.

Police said alcohol was detected in Nelson's system. The crash is currently under investigation.

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