MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Belgrade man has died after the ATV he was driving was struck by an SUV Tuesday morning.
The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office says 76-year-old Daniel Schwieters was driving his ATV south on County Road 175 in Lake George Township around 8 a.m. Just as he was about to turn left onto 265th Street, he was struck from behind by the SUV driven by Juan Martinez, 27, of Melrose.
READ MORE: With Derek Chauvin's Trial Approaching, Protesters March Through Downtown MinneapolisSchwieters was ejected from the ATV as a result of the crash and subsequently suffered a severe head wound. He was airlifted to St. Cloud Hospital where he later died.
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