Driver Killed in Crash Involving Semi on Slick Minnesota Highway

Hinckley, MN (KROC-AM News)- A Minnesota man lost his life in a crash on a snowy highway Wednesday morning. 

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One of the two vehicles involved in the deadly crash was a semi truck. 

The State Patrol responded to the fatal collision shortly after 11:30 a.m. and says the road had snow and ice on it at the time of the deadly incident. 

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The fatality was one of 161 crashes reported statewide from midnight through 11:59 p.m. Wednesday. 

Along with the deadly collision, the State Patrol says April snow contributed to 22 injury crashes, 225 vehicles off the road, six spin outs and six jackknifed semis. 

State Patrol: Unbuckled Driver Killed in Crash Involving Semi on Slick Highway Near Hinckley, MN

Wednesday’s deadly crash occurred on Hwy. 48 east of Hinckley. The driver of a westbound pick-up lost control of the vehicle, which caused it to slide in front of the semi truck, which was traveling east. 

The pick-up came to rest in the northern ditch while the semi ended up in the southern ditch along the highway, the state crash report indicates. 

67-year-old Gary Eugene Thompson of Hinckley was driving the pick-up. He was pronounced dead at the scene and was not wearing his seatbelt, the State Patrol says. 

50-year-old Corey William Klehr was identified as the truck driver. The Pine City man escaped the deadly crash without injuries, according to the state crash report.

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