State Patrol Identifies Rochester Man Killed in Crash on Minnesota Interstate

Blue Earth, MN (KROC-AM News)- The State Patrol has identified the Rochester man who was killed in a crash on a southern Minnesota freeway.

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It was a single-vehicle crash that happened on Wednesday morning. The fatal rollover crash was reported around 8:30 AM in Faribault County several miles west of Blue Earth.

The updated state crash report says the Rochester man was driving a pickup east on the freeway when he lost control of the vehicle. It then rolled into the median.

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On Thursday afternoon that State Patrol identified the crash victim as 76-year-old  Lonnie Wayne Miller. He was pronounced dead at the scene. 

Miller was wearing his seatbelt. The report says it's unmown if alcohol was involved in the deadly rollover crash.

The Faribault County Sheriff’s Office, Blue Earth Police Department, Blue Earth Fire Department and Blue Earth Ambulance also responded to the deadly crash. 

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