NEWS RELEASE
Morrison County Sheriff’s Office
December 8, 2025
The Morrison County Sheriff’s Office reports that on 12-7-2025 at approximately 7:13 pm, their office received a report of a one-vehicle accident at the intersection of 140th Avenue and 20th Street, approximately two miles southeast of Bowlus, MN in Two Rivers Township.
According to the Sheriff’s Office, 55-year-old Sean Kelly of Burtrum, MN was traveling north on 140th Avenue driving a pickup pulling a trailer. The trailer began to fishtail and ended up jack-knifing going into the ditch on the east side of the road. The vehicle hit a tree and came to rest at the bottom of the embankment. Kelly was transported to St. Cloud Hospital by Mayo Clinic Ambulance with unknown injuries. Kelly’s 17-year-old juvenile male passenger was treated and released at the scene with minor injuries.
The Morrison County Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office, Bowlus Fire Department, Bowlus First Response Team and Mayo Clinic Ambulance.