FATAL CRASH NEAR WILLMAR, MN WHEN A CADILLAC AND A SEMI-TRUCK COLLIDE.
Driver
identified in fatal Hwy. 12 crash near Willmar, MN
The driver killed in a head-on crash Friday between a
car and a semi truck on Hwy. 12 near Willmar was a 34-year-old Graceville,
Minn., man, according to the State Patrol.
The deadly crash happened shortly before 7 a.m., and the
highway was closed to traffic in both directions until after noon.
The accident happened on Hwy. 12 at 120th St. NW., just
west of the town of Pennock, which is about 7 miles west of Willmar.
The patrol said two people were injured but did not say
whether one or both of them were killed.
The patrol said a Cadillac DeVille was eastbound on
Hwy.12 when it crossed into the westbound lane and collided head-on with semi
Shawn Murphy, the driver who was killed, was behind the wheel of the Cadillac.
The semi driver, 48-year-old Ronald Bloomquist of
Kandiyohi, Minn., was seriously hurt. According to the patrol, he was taken to
Rice Hospital in Willmar.
________________________________________________
- Updated: January 2, 2015 - 11:17 AM
A
fatal head-on crash between a car and a semi truck Friday morning has closed
Hwy. 12 near Willmar, authorities said.
The
deadly crash happened shortly before 7 a.m., according to the State Patrol.
The
accident happened on Hwy. 12 at 120th St. NW., just west of the town of
Pennock, which is about 7 miles west of Willmar.
The
patrol said two people were injured but did not say whether one or both of them
were killed.
The
patrol said a Cadillac DeVille was eastbound on Hwy.12 when it crossed into the
westbound lane and collided head-on with semi.
The
road is closed to traffic in both directions and is expected to reopen after
noon.
____________________________________________
UPDATE
____________________________________________
UPDATE
Fatal crash closes Highway 12 in Kandiyohi County