Minnesota Man Dies After Smashing Car Into Light Pole

Champlin, MN (KROC-AM News)- A Twin Cities area man lost his life after smashing the car he was driving into a light pole over the weekend. 

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The State Patrol responded to the deadly incident early Sunday morning. It was a single-vehicle fatality and the driver was the only person involved. 

First responders found the driver unresponsive at the crash scene, the State Patrol says. 

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Anoka Man Killed After Car Crashes Into Light Pole at Champlin, MN Intersection

The deadly single-vehicle crash occurred at the intersection of Hwy. 169 and West River Rd. in Champlin. 

The car was heading north on the four-lane divided highway when it left the road and collided with the light pole shortly before 4 a.m., the state crash report says. 

35-year-old Adonis Raven Turner of Anoka was identified as the driver by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office. He was pronounced dead at the scene despite life-saving measures, the State Patrol says. 

Turner was not buckled up and it’s not known if alcohol was involved in the fatal crash, the state crash report indicates.

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