Minnesota Man Identified in Fatal I-35 Crash Near Hinckley

Sandstone, MN (KROC-AM News) - Authorities released the name of a Minnesota man who was killed last night in a single-vehicle crash on I-35 in east-central Minnesota.

The State Patrol says the deadly crash was reported around 10:30 PM in Pine County. It involved a car traveling north on the freeway just north of Hinckley.

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The preliminary crash report says the vehicle went into the median where it smashed into a tree. The driver, who was pronounced dead at the scene, was identified as 35-year-old Benjamin Scott Cervenka of Askov.

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The State Patrol says he was wearing a seatbelt and alcohol was not involved.

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Source: Minnesota Man Identified in Fatal I-35 Crash Near Hinckley

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