Crash in Brookston leaves one injured

St. Louis Sheriff’s deputies responded to a two-vehicle head-on collision on the 4900 block of Hwy 31 in Brookston Tuesday, Jan. 22 at 9:18 a.m. According to the incident report, Donald Ecklund, 39, of Cloquet, was driving a passenger car southbound on a curve when the vehicle crossed over into the oncoming traffic lane where it struck head-on a northbound pickup truck driven by Brookston’s Brian Lofquist, 45. Both vehicles were a total loss. According to the report, Lofquist walked away from the accident. Ecklund was transported to Essentia St Mary’s Hospital by Cloquet Area Fire District ambulance for sustained injuries. Slippery road conditions, and driving too fast for road conditions appear to have contributed to the cause of the collision. Culver Fire Department and St. Louis County Rescue Squad also responded to the crash.