On Wednesday, Oct. 15, around 10:10 p.m., the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office, as well as area first responders, were notified of a one-vehicle accident on the 3000 Block of Breezy Point Road in Greenwood Township, northwest of Tower, near the shores of Lake Vermilion.

It was reported that a Jeep SUV had left the roadway, slid down a steep embankment, and came to rest in some trees. The driver, and lone occupant of the Jeep, a 58-year-old man from St. Paul, was transported to Virginia Regional Medical Center – Essentia by ambulance, for non-life-threatening injuries.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation by the Sheriff’s Office, but it is believed alcohol was a major contributing factor in the crash.

The Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Bois Forte Police Department, Greenwood Fire Department, Tower Ambulance, and Virginia Ambulance.