37-year-old woman killed in ATV crash near Little Falls

LITTLE FALLS, Minn. — A 37-year-old Little Falls woman is dead after an ATV crash early Saturday evening in central Minnesota.

The Morrison County Sheriff's Office says the accident happened at about 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 ending up on top of her. The sheriff's office says she wasn't wearing a helmet and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Sassen is the 17th person to die this year in an ATV- or off-highway vehicle-related crash in the state, according to Minnesota Department of Transportation data . She is also the third person to die in an ATV crash this year in Morrison County.

There have been nearly 150 ATV/OHV crashes so far in 2024, with 113 people surviving with injuries.