1 Killed, 4 Injured In Itasca County Crash

ITASCA COUNTY, Minn. (WCCO) - A man is dead and four others were injured in a two-vehicle crash in Itasca County on Friday morning.

According to the state patrol, around 7:45 a.m., a 25-year-old man driving a Saturn was going south on Highway 46, when he lost control and entered the northbound lane near County Road 140. There, he collided in a t-bone crash with a Toyota Tundra, which had four occupants.

The four people in the Toyota were taken to a hospital and suffered non-life threatening injuries.

The driver of the Saturn was killed in the crash. He was identified as Jacob Jeffrey Starck, from Deer River. He was not wearing a seat belt, officials said.

State patrol said the roads were snowy and icy at the time of the crash.