Nov 19, 2018

Archived: Truck Carrying Mail Tips Over In Melrose

A truck carrying mail tipped over in Melrose Saturday afternoon and left the driver with injuries.

The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office says just before 4 p.m. 28-year-old Alan Ramstad of St. Cloud was driving eastbound on County Road 168 when it left the road at the intersection of Thunder Road. The commercial truck went into the ditch and tipped.

Ramstad was taken to Melrose Hospital for his injuries. According to Sheriff Don Gudmundson, the truck was carrying U.S. Mail. The mail was eventually collected and transferred to another truck.

The truck was deemed totaled, and Ramstad was cited for a traffic offense.

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