Minnesota
Minnesota man on shoulder after driving into a ditch fatally hit by pickup driver
CLEARWATER, Minn. (FOX 9) – A person who was standing on the shoulder of a freeway after his automobile went into the ditch was killed when a pickup truck driver hit and killed him.
The Minnesota State Patrol’s report says round 7:18 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 3, a 36-year-old from Maple Lake was standing on the appropriate shoulder of Freeway 24 close to Clearwater in Wright County after his automobile went into the ditch.
Then, the driving force of a pickup truck, who was going southbound on the freeway, struck the driving force.
The Maple Lake man was pronounced lifeless on the scene. He has not but been recognized.
The motive force of the pick-up truck, a 34-year-old Kimball man, was not injured.
The State Patrol listed the highway situation as snow/ice. Central and southern Minnesota picked up a number of inches of snow on Tuesday, and extra snow is predicted on Wednesday.