(KNSI) — A 70-year-old Elk River man is dead following a crash on Highway 101 in Otsego Friday morning.
The Minnesota State Patrol says about 11:40; Dennis Carl Kerssen was driving south on 101 approaching Wright County Road 36 when his truck left the road and hit the bridge wall.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene. His name has not yet been released.
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