Woman airlifted to Fargo hospital after being struck by semi

By Marie T. Johnson

March 07, 2017 08:37 AM

A Mahnomen woman was airlifted to a Fargo hospital on March 3 after pulling her vehicle out in front of a semi and being struck.

The Minnesota State Patrol reports that Elisa Elva Bellanger, age 72, was driving a 2010 Dodge Caravan westbound on Highway 200, approaching the intersection with Highway 59, when she failed to stop for a stop sign and pulled out in front of a 2002 Freightliner Semi.

Bellanger suffered life-threatening injuries. She was not wearing a seat belt.

The driver of the semi, 33-year-old Joseph Mersereau of Calais, ME, was not hurt.

The crash occurred at 4:19 p.m.

The Mahnomen County Sheriff’s Department, Mahnoment Police and Fire Departments, White Earth Tribal Police and DL Towing assisted at the scene.

Related Topics: MINNESOTA STATE PATROL

By Marie T. Johnson

A writer, editor and mom of four (two kids, two dogs), Marie's been in the newspaper business for over 20 years. She started at the Detroit Lakes Tribune in 2017 after working just down the road at the Perham Focus for several years. Before that, she was at the Herald-Review in Grand Rapids, Minn.

Woman airlifted to Fargo hospital after being struck by semi

A Mahnomen woman was airlifted to a Fargo hospital on March 3 after pulling her vehicle out in front of a semi and being struck. The Minnesota State Patrol reports that Elisa Elva Bellanger, age 72, was driving a 2010 Dodge Caravan westbound on H...