A Couple of Crashes on Thursday in Crow Wing County

The Crow Wing County Sheriff's Office reported that there were two significant crashes in Crow Wing County yesterday.  The first happened about 12:30a--a two-vehicle crash on Cty. Rd. 3 in Center Township.  The driver of one of the vehicles, Deborah Pangburn--age 55--of Merrifield, was pronounced dead at the scene.  The driver of the other vehicle, David Fleischacker--age 28--of Fort Ripley, was not injured.  The second accident happened at about 6:30a on Thursday.  It was a two vehicle crash on Cty. Rd. 3 near Merrifield.  Several additional vehicles ended up in the ditch due to icey conditions.  Cty. Rd. 3 was temporarily closed to clear the accident scene.