COOK, MN (KDAL) – The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office and medical first responders were called to an accident on Highway 53 in the City of Cook on Friday.
A pickup truck had crashed into the former McDonald’s building off the highway.
Witnesses on the scene found the male driver unresponsive and were able to pull him from the vehicle and start CPR. Despite life saving measures from witnesses and arriving medical personnel, the 51 year old man from Nett Lake was pronounced dead at the scene.
The witnesses say the vehicle drifted off the highway at a lower speed and came to a stop when it crashed into the building.
Officials believe the man had a medical emergency prior to the crash.
The Sheriff’s Department and the Midwest Medical Examiners Office are investigating.
