Fillmore County Man Dies After Car Hits Tree

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- The Fillmore County Sheriff's office is investigating a fatal crash involving a southern Minnesota man.

The sheriff's office says 62-year-old Dale Benike, of Wykoff, was found injured in his car by a passerby on the 28000 block of Morgan Road Friday at about 7:30 p.m.

Investigators say Benike's car went off the roadway and struck a tree. He was pronounced dead at the scene.