Blaine man killed in single-vehicle crash in Brooklyn Park

January 14, 2023 at 3:00PM

A 55-year-old Blaine man was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Brooklyn Park early Saturday, the Minnesota State Patrol said.

The man, whose name has not yet been released, was driving a pickup truck east on Hwy. 610 near Hwy. 252 in Brooklyn Park after 1 a.m. Saturday when the truck veered into the center median and rolled, the patrol said. The truck came to rest in the center median.

The man was not wearing a seat belt and the truck's air bag deployed, the patrol said; the road was dry. His name will be released at 5 a.m. Sunday, the patrol said.

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