1 Dead, 1 Seriously Hurt After Head-On Crash On Highway 169 In Northern Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- One driver is dead and another seriously injured following a head-on crash Sunday morning on Highway 169 in northern Minnesota.
The Minnesota State Patrol says the crash happened shortly after 5 a.m. near Greenway Township, which is just northeast of Grand Rapids. Investigators say a Ford Explorer traveling east on the highway crossed the center line and collided head-on with a Dodge Ram.
Killed in the crash was the driver of the Dodge Ram, a 69-year-old Hibbing man. The driver of the Explorer, 38-year-old Matthew Kirkpatrick of Keewatin, suffered life-threatening injuries.
Investigators believe impaired driving played a factor in the crash.
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