MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Authorities in Polk County say a 62-year-old man was killed in a single-vehicle crash involving a semi Monday afternoon.
According to the sheriff’s office, emergency crews responded around 3:30 p.m. near the intersection of Polk County Road 10 and 405th Street SE.
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