MAHNOMEN COUNTY, Minn. – The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating a fatal two-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 59 at milepost 303 on July 9 at 1:53 p.m.
Jerry Andrew Redden, 33, of Thief River Falls died when his 2000 Ford Explorer collided head-on with a dump truck. The crash occurred in Marsh Creek Township during afternoon hours.
A 56-year-old Detroit Lakes man drove the 2020 Western Star dump truck southbound on Highway 59. Redden was traveling northbound when the vehicles collided.
The dump truck driver sustained no injuries.
Multiple agencies responded to the scene, including Mahnomen County Sheriff’s Office, White Earth Police Department, and Mahnomen Fire Department. The Minnesota State Patrol continues investigating the fatal head-on collision.
