BENSON, Minn. 鈥� A North Dakota man was killed Tuesday morning in a crash that forced the closure for several hours of Minnesota Highway 9 east of Benson.
At 4:40 p.m. Tuesday, July 18, the Minnesota State Patrol posted a report that the crash was a fatal accident.
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According to the report, the fatal injury was suffered by 35-year-old Jordan Lee Robb Kuchera, of Grand Forks. He was the only occupant in the vehicle, he was wearing a seat belt, and alcohol was not involved.
According to the report, a Kenworth semi, driven by 64-year-old Jeffrey Robert King, of Spicer, was westbound on Highway 9 as a Volkswagen Tiguan, driven by Kuchera, was traveling southbound on County Road 31. The Volkswagen failed to stop at the intersection, and the vehicles collided.
King was uninjured in the crash. He was wearing a seat belt, and alcohol was not involved.
The roadway was closed for several hours by the Minnesota Department of Transportation before the accident scene was cleared and traffic was opened up again.
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