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A 24-year-old male from Oak Grove is facing charges following an accident just south of Cambridge that resulted in severe injuries to a Cambridge family.
According to a press release from the Isanti County Sheriff’s Office, on Nov. 21, at 3:43 p.m., Isanti County deputies were dispatched to County Road 45 (Xylite Street Northeast) approximately a half-mile south of 325th Avenue Northeast in Isanti Township.
Upon arrival, deputies found three children and one adult female critically injured in a car. A 3-year-old girl was not breathing and was quickly taken to an Allina Ambulance for care and later airlifted from the scene.
The two other children, ages 6 and 10, were being taken care of by other first responders and the female driver of the car had to be extricated from the vehicle.
The driver of the truck, Brandon Thomas Rossmeisl, was not injured and deputies suspected he was impaired. After performing field sobriety tests and a PBT test, he was taken to Cambridge Medical Center for a blood sample, which will be sent in for testing.
Based on the severity of the injuries, Rossmeisl was arrested for fourth-degree DUI and four counts of criminal vehicular operation. He was charged Tuesday, Nov. 24, in Isanti County District Court in Cambridge.
With the family’s permission, the family in the accident has been identified as the Jason and Erica Bodell family of Cambridge. Jason Bodell was not in the car at the time of the accident.
With the Bodells’ permission, a family friend informed this newspaper that as of press time, Kaleb, 10, broke his hip and should be released from the hospital soon. Gabriel, 6, fractured the back of his head and stretched ligaments in his neck causing him to have double vision. He also had surgery to remove or repair 4 inches of his intestine. Havana, 3, broke her neck and is on a ventilator and drug-induced coma. Erica Bodell broke both legs and has also had surgery.
A Go Fund Me account has been set up to help with the medical bills the Bodell family will be incurring at https://www.gofundme.com/sbbvw7wc.
The Isanti County Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by Cambridge Fire, Cambridge Police Department, Minnesota State Patrol, Isanti County Safety and Rescue, Allina Ambulance and Life Link. The crash remains under investigation.
