Sheriff: Driver Found Dead After Semi Enters Ditch, Catches On Fire

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.

There, officials say a semi was in the ditch and fully engulfed in flames when deputies arrived.

After the fire was extinguished, emergency crews located the driver’s body in the semi. The victim has been identified as Thomas John Wolbeck of Waubun, Minnesota.

The incident remains under investigation.