Two pickup trucks collided head-on on a Crow Wing County road Thursday afternoon, killing one of the drivers and injuring the other, authorities said.
Man killed in head-on collision of pickups in Brainerd
The other driver was injured as well in the crash Thursday afternoon.
December 8, 2018 at 4:24AM
Daniel R. Rehberger, 61, of Merrifield, Minn., died at the scene of the crash, which occurred about 4:23 p.m. on Wise Road near Sugarberry Creek Road in Brainerd, said Crow Wing County Sheriff Todd Dahl.
Kevin Dumpprope, 48, of Motley, Minn., was taken by ambulance to Essentia Health-St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd, the sheriff said.
Rehberger was driving a 2003 Chevrolet Avalanche east on Wise Road when he rounded a curve, drifted over the centerline into the westbound lane and collided head-on with an eastbound 2015 Chevrolet pickup driven by Dumpprope.
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