Ely man killed in one-vehicle crash on Fernberg Road

An Ely man was killed in a one-vehicle crash near Rookie Lake on the Fernberg Road.

On Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023 at 7:53 a.m., the Lake County Sheriff’s Office received a call of a one-vehicle crash on Fernberg Road near Summer Home Road.    

The deceased driver, and only occupant of the vehicle, was 62-year old Robert Oliva, who had been residing in the Ely area. The accident is currently under investigation.

Responding to the scene were the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, Lake County Highway-Fall Lake, Ely Area Ambulance and Morse-Fall Lake Fire Department and First Responders.