Man killed in semi crash in Lac qui Parle County

By Staff reports

July 31, 2023 at 1:11 PM

WALTER TOWNSHIP, Minn. 鈥� A man was killed in a two-vehicle crash involving a semi Friday, July 28, in Lac qui Parle County.

Joseph Spors, 74, of Bellingham, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, reported at 11:36 a.m. Friday at the intersection of Lac qui Parle County Road 7 and Lac qui Parle County Road 30 in Walter Township, according to a news release from the Lac qui Parle County Sheriff鈥檚 Office.

According to the release, a 2020 straight Mack truck driven by Eugene Wrobleski, 66, of Benson, was traveling westbound on County Road 30, and Spors was driving a Ford pickup truck southbound on County Road 7 when the vehicles collided at the intersection. Both vehicles left the roadway and came to a rest in the ditch.

Wrobleski was transported to the Ortonville Hospital for treatment of 鈥渦nknown injuries,鈥� according to the news release.

The incident is currently under investigation by the Lac qui Parle County Sheriff鈥檚 Office.

By Staff reports

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