Tragic T-Bone Accident Claims Life In Sauk Rapids Township

SAUK RAPIDS TOWNSHIP (WJON News) -- A Sauk Rapids man has died after a crash last Thursday afternoon. The Benton County Sheriff's Office says they received a call around 5:40 Thursday afternoon about a T-Bone crash at the intersection of Mayhew Lake Road and 15th Street NE in Sauk Rapids Township.

The investigation determined that a car being driven by 48-year-old Bradley Thoennes of Sauk Rapids was going North on Mayhew Lake Road when he attempted to make a left turn onto 15th Street, and he was hit by a pickup being driven by 43-year-old Justin Lutze of Foley, who was going south.

Thoennes was taken to the St. Cloud Hospital with life-threatening injuries, where he later died. Lutze was taken to the St. Cloud Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, and a passenger in his truck, 32-year-old Jerry Wilson of Cold Spring, was not hurt.

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Source: Two Vehicles Collide Near Sauk Rapids, One Man Loses His Life

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