LITTLE FALLS, Minn. — A 37-year-old Little Falls woman has died after an ATV accident early Saturday evening in central Minnesota.
According to the Morrison County Sheriff’s Office, the crash happened around 5:40 p.m. just southwest of Little Falls in Swan River Township.
The victim, Amber Sassen, went into a ditch and rolled, with the vehicle landing on top of her. She was not wearing a helmet and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the sheriff’s office.
Sassen is the 17th person to die in an ATV- or off-highway vehicle-related crash in the state this year, according to data from the Minnesota Department of Transportation. She is also the third person to die in an ATV crash in Morrison County this year.
So far in 2024, there have been nearly 150 ATV/OHV accidents, with 113 people injured and surviving.
