{"id":72067,"date":"2026-11-06T08:17:40","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T14:17:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=72067"},"modified":"2026-11-06T08:17:40","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T14:17:40","slug":"milaca-man-injured-after-hitting-deer-on-highway-169","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/milaca-man-injured-after-hitting-deer-on-highway-169\/","title":{"rendered":"Milaca Man Injured After Hitting Deer on Highway 169"},"content":{"rendered":"

PAGE TOWNSHIP, MN<\/strong> (trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2013 A 27-year-old Milaca man was injured Thursday morning after his vehicle struck a deer on Highway 169 in Mille Lacs County.<\/p>\n

The crash happened November 5, 2026, at approximately 7:22 a.m. near the intersection of Highway 169 and 250th Street.<\/p>\n

According to the Minnesota State Patrol, a 2012 Ford Fiesta hatchback was traveling northbound when the collision occurred.<\/p>\n

Ford Fiesta Strikes Deer on Highway 169<\/h2>\n

The State Patrol reported that the Ford Fiesta was traveling north along Highway 169 in Page Township.<\/p>\n

Near 250th Street, the vehicle collided with a deer.<\/p>\n

Road conditions were reported as dry at the time of the crash.<\/p>\n

Only one vehicle was involved in the incident.<\/p>\n

The State Patrol did not provide additional information about how the deer entered the roadway.<\/p>\n

Milaca Driver Suffers Injuries<\/h2>\n

The driver was identified as Johnathan Jay Hiles, 27, of Milaca, Minnesota<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

According to the State Patrol, Hiles suffered non-life-threatening injuries during the collision.<\/p>\n

He was taken to Princeton Hospital<\/strong> for medical treatment.<\/p>\n

Investigators reported that Hiles was wearing his seat belt when the accident occurred.<\/p>\n

The Ford Fiesta’s airbags deployed during the impact.<\/p>\n

The State Patrol did not release further details about the nature of his injuries.<\/p>\n

\"HIGHWAY<\/a>
HIGHWAY 169 DEER CRASH: MILACA DRIVER INJURED<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Emergency Responders Called to Crash Scene<\/h2>\n

Several agencies assisted with the emergency response along Highway 169.<\/p>\n

Responding agencies included the Mille Lacs County Sheriff’s Office and North Ambulance.<\/p>\n

Collins Brothers Towing of Princeton also assisted at the scene.<\/p>\n

The Minnesota State Patrol’s Brainerd district handled the crash investigation.<\/p>\n

Authorities did not specify the extent of damage to the Ford Fiesta.<\/p>\n

Alcohol Not Suspected in Collision<\/h2>\n

According to the State Patrol, alcohol was not suspected as a contributing factor.<\/p>\n

The incident was classified as an injury crash, with Hiles suffering non-life-threatening injuries.<\/p>\n

The State Patrol marked the incident information as believed complete in its November 5 update at 9:59 a.m.<\/p>\n

The crash is documented under incident number 26801395<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Additional information about Minnesota traffic crashes is available through the Minnesota State Patrol Crash Updates<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I’m Adrian Cole reporting for TRF News<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Johnathan Jay Hiles, 27, of Milaca was injured when his Ford Fiesta struck a deer on Highway 169 near 250th Street in Mille Lacs County on November 5.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":72069,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_wpscp_schedule_draft_date":"","_wpscp_schedule_republish_date":"","_wpscppro_advance_schedule":false,"_wpscppro_advance_schedule_date":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_bluesky_share_type":"","_mastodon_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"","timeOption":"","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":""},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[16],"tags":[31224,7661],"trf_mt_town":[],"trf_mt_county":[],"trf_mt_topic":[29494],"trf_mt_series":[],"class_list":["post-72067","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-accidents","tag-johnathan-jay-hiles","tag-traffic-crash"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72067","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72067"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72067\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":72071,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72067\/revisions\/72071"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/72069"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72067"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72067"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72067"},{"taxonomy":"trf_mt_town","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/trf_mt_town?post=72067"},{"taxonomy":"trf_mt_county","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/trf_mt_county?post=72067"},{"taxonomy":"trf_mt_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/trf_mt_topic?post=72067"},{"taxonomy":"trf_mt_series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/trf_mt_series?post=72067"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}