Rochester Man Killed In Rollover Crash In Stolen Pickup Truck
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- A Rochester man is dead after a pickup truck rollover crash in Blue Earth County Saturday evening.
Police say a white Dodge Pickup truck was seen driving north on County Road 53 in Pemberton just before 8 p.m., when it drove off the road, went airborne and rolled near 144th Street South.
The driver, 20-year-old Ezequiel Angel Balderas, was ejected from the truck, and later pronounced dead at the scene.
Police say the truck was reported stolen out of Austin about an hour earlier, and the driver wasn't involved in a police pursuit during the crash.
The Minnesota State Patrol is assisting with the investigation.
