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Western Wisconsin Man Facing Drunk Driving Charges After Fatal Crash Near Somerset

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- A western Wisconsin man is facing drunk driving charges after he allegedly blew through a stop sign on Wednesday and T-boned a car, killing the driver.

Authorities in St. Croix County say 37-year-old Jordan Anderson is charged with homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle in connection to the late morning crash near Somerset, Wisconsin, located roughly 40 miles east of Minneapolis.

Investigators say that Anderson ran his Ford F-250 pickup through a stop sign on westbound CTH H and slammed into a Nissan Altima traveling south on STH 35.

The driver of the Altima, 22-year-old Gerald Rand of Somerset, died at the scene. Anderson, also of Somerset, suffered minor injuries and was treated at a local hospital before being taken into custody.

The crash remains under investigation.

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