State Patrol Identifies Teen Victim of Fatal Head-on Crash With Semi Along Rural Minnesota Highway

Fergus Falls, MN (KROC-AM News)- The State Patrol has identified the teenage victim of a fatal head-on crash with a semi on a rural Minnesota highway. 

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He was driving an SUV and was the only person in the vehicle. The deadly crash happened shortly before 9:30 Thursday morning. 

First responders were dispatched to the deadly head-on crash along Hwy. 210 just east of Fergus Falls. 

18-Year-Old Man Dies in Head-on Crash With Semi Along Rural Minnesota Highway

An SUV, driven by the teen man, was traveling west when it collided with the oncoming eastbound semi on the two-lane state highway, the state crash report says. 

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On Friday morning, the State Patrol identified the teen driver as 18-year-old Cadence Monroe Hartman. The young man from Battle Lake, MN was pronounced dead at the scene. 

63-year-old David Duane Marsh of Staples, MN was identified as the truck driver. He was treated at the scene of the fatality for non-life-threatening injuries. 

Both drivers were buckled up and alcohol was not involved in the fatal crash, according to the state crash report. Hwy. 210 was wet at the time of the deadly collision, the State Patrol says.

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