Crash in roadside ditch kills MN man

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By Steve Wagner

January 04, 2017 at 11:06 PM

DE GRAFF, Minn. -- A Benson man died Wednesday, Jan. 5, after suffering injuries in a snowmobile crash.

According to the Swift County Sheriff's Office, 30-year-old Nicholas Edwards died at Swift County-Benson Hospital.

Edwards had been driving a snowmobile southbound in the western ditch of County Road 31, just north of De Graff.

Around 7 p.m. Wednesday, he crashed the snowmobile into a drainage ditch, the Swift County Sheriff鈥檚 Office said in a statement.

The Benson Police Department, Benson Ambulance and Sheriff鈥檚 Office responded to the scene and rendered emergency aid.

Edwards was transported to the hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.

By Steve Wagner

As director of content operations for Forum Communications, Wagner oversees content-related production teams for print and digital platforms, digital training tools for newsrooms, and works to implement technology initiatives with newsrooms. Previously, he worked in several editor and reporter roles.

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Crash in roadside ditch kills MN man

DE GRAFF, Minn. -- A Benson man died Wednesday, Jan. 5, after suffering injuries in a snowmobile crash.According to the Swift County Sheriff's Office, 30-year-old Nicholas Edwards died at Swift County-Benson Hospital.Edwards had been driving a sn...