Wrong-way driver killed after colliding with semi on I-90 south of Winona

The crash occurred about 7:45 p.m. Wednesday, the State Patrol said.

October 12, 2023 at 12:21PM

A pickup truck driver on the wrong side of the interstate in southeastern Minnesota died in a collision with a semitrailer truck, officials said.

The head-on crash occurred about 7:45 p.m. Wednesday around 20 miles south of Winona on Interstate 90, the State Patrol said.

Donald J. Suchla of Arcadia, Wis., was heading east on I-90 and collided with a semi on the west side of the interstate, according to the State Patrol. Suchla, 87, died before he could be taken to a hospital, the patrol said.

The semi's driver, 67-year-old Mark P. Crom of Albert Lea, Minn., was not hurt.

The patrol did notexplain why the pickup driver was going the wrong way.

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