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Driver from Twin Cities dies in single-vehicle crash on river bridge in Red Wing

The identity of the driver, a 54-year-old man from Woodbury, was released Monday morning.

August 15, 2022 at 12:11PM

A driver from the Twin Cities has died in a crash on the bridge in Red Wing that connects Minnesota and Wisconsin.

The wreck on Hwy. 63 occurred about 11:25 p.m. Sunday when the car hit a roadside barrier on the southbound side of the bridge, the State Patrol said Monday.

The driver, Kenneth W. Fritze, 54, of Woodbury, was thrown from his vehicle. The patrol said he was not wearing a seat belt.

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