Sunday, July 12, 2015

1 driver traveling the wrong way on Highway 61 near Knife River was killed in a head-on crash in Minnesota; 2 others were injured


 

JULY 12, 2015

DULUTH, MN

Driver killed in Hwy. 61 head-on crash





A driver traveling the wrong way on Highway 61 near Knife River was killed in a head-on crash Saturday night, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.

The driver, who hasn't yet been identified, was traveling northbound in the southbound lanes just before 11 p.m. and struck a car traveling southbound.

 The driver of the struck vehicle, Cole Dreschler, 20, of Cloquet, suffered serious injuries. 

His passenger, Sarah Buscher, 19, also of Cloquet, suffered non-life-threatening injuries. 

The accident occurred about 20 miles north of Duluth, near Salaka Road.