A Bemidji man is suffering from extensive facial injuries after he crashed his ATV north of Emmaville. The man was airlifted from the scene to a Fargo Hospital.

According to a report from the Hubbard County Sheriff’s Office, on Sunday, April 19th at approximately 2:24 p.m., officers and medical personnel responded to an ATV accident with injuries on Hubbard County Road 4, north of Emmaville.

The driver was identified as 31-year-old Taylor Sells of Bemidji. Sells was suffering from severe facial injuries when medical staff arrived. Sells was operating a 2018 Polaris ATV at high speeds in a ditch when he collided with a driveway approach and was airborne. Sells was not wearing a helmet when his face struck the machine and he was thrown from the ATV.

The incident is still under investigation by the Hubbard County Sheriff’s Office.

By — Chantelle Calhoun