Driver suffers injuries when truck strikes pedestrian bridge

NISSWA — A 35-year-old Brainerd man suffered injuries when the vehicle he was driving on a trail struck a pedestrian bridge. Travis Arthur Best was driving a 2012 GMC Sierra north on a trail in the area of Highway 371 and Lower Cullen Road when it struck the bridge. Road conditions were dry at the time.

The crash was reported at 2:30 a.m. Sunday, Nov.

26, by Nisswa. Best suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to St.

Cloud Hospital. The Minnesota State Patrol reported Best was not wearing a seat belt and that alcohol was involved. The Nisswa Police Department, Nisswa Fire Department, Pequot Lakes Police Department and North Memorial Health Ambulance assisted at the scene.

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