The motorist killed last week in a wreck in far western Hennepin County was speeding away from another minor crash at the time, authorities said Tuesday.
Driver in fatal Hennepin County crash was leaving accident scene, authorities say
Litchfield man was in "minor fender bender" before speeding away, sheriff's office said.
November 17, 2021 at 2:46PM
Duane V. Mattila, 39, of Litchfield, Minn., was found dead shortly after 7 p.m. on Nov. 10 in the 5500 block of Woodland Trail near a rural intersection in Greenfield, according to the Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office.
Sheriff's Office spokesman Andy Skoogman said that Mattila, who was the only person in his vehicle, "had been involved in a minor fender bender just minutes earlier, fled from that scene at a high rate of speed and then crashed again."
Skoogman said authorities are investigating the crash.
Mattila was born in Litchfield and graduated from Dassel-Cokato High School in 2000, according to his online obituary.
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