A pickup truck driver was killed when he rear-ended a semitrailer truck that was turning off a highway west of the Twin Cities, authorities said.
The crash occurred shortly before 5 p.m. Wednesday on Hwy. 7, about 6 miles east of Hutchinson, according to the State Patrol.
Killed was Ryan M. Sturges, 23, of Glencoe, Minn. Sturges was a stock car racer and had just competed Saturday night at nearby Arlington Raceway.
The semi was heading east and slowing to turn left into a vehicle-salvage business, when Sturges struck the big rig from behind, wedging his full-size pickup under the back of the trailer, the patrol said.
The driver of the semi, Jerry L. Ball, of Lake Crystal, Minn., was not hurt.
Paul Walsh
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