Gary McQuillian Dies in Industrial Township Crash, Duluth, Minnesota on January 24, 2026

On January 24, 2026, 61-year-old Gary Wayne McQuillian of Cloquet, Minnesota, succumbed to injuries sustained in a two-vehicle collision on northbound Highway 33 at Industrial Road in Industrial Township, north of Duluth. The crash involved a Jeep Grand Cherokee striking the rear of a Ford Edge carrying McQuillian, his 61-year-old wife Sanna McQuillian, and 39-year-old Derek Frykman. Emergency responders initially reported non-life-threatening injuries, but McQuillian later died, and Sanna McQuillian remains hospitalized with life-threatening injuries.

Authorities confirmed that the driver of the Jeep was uninjured. The Minnesota State Patrol continues to investigate the circumstances surrounding the collision. The incident has drawn attention to highway safety in the region and underscores the fatal consequences of even minor lapses in vehicle control. Local residents are left to process the sudden loss and the serious injuries sustained by the remaining occupants.