Edina man killed in traffic accident near Tofte
(MGN)
The Cook County Sheriff’s office is reporting that an Edina man was killed in a traffic accident that occurred on Tuesday evening, September 17. Authorities were called to a traffic accident in the Tofte area at around 8:30 p.m. that night. Upon arrival, responding units found two people in a vehicle including Douglas Paul Junker, of Edina, who was pronounced dead at the scene.
A female passenger in the vehicle was transfered to a Duluth hospital for medical attention.
The accident is currently under investigation by the Cook County’s Sheriff Office.
The office said the other reporting parties were North Shore Health Ambulance, Schroeder Fire Department, Tofte Fire Department, and Tofte First Responders.