Man dies after car goes in ditch, rolls in SW. Minnesota

October 28, 2013 at 2:04AM

A man died in a rollover crash in southwestern Minnesota early Sunday, authorities said.

According to the State Patrol: A 22-year-old man from Tyler, Minn., was driving a 1999 Ford Contour northbound on Hwy. 75 near Lake Benton, in Lincoln County, shortly before 3:30 a.m. Sunday. The car went off the road, entered the ditch and rolled.

The initial State Patrol report indicates that the driver was not wearing a seat belt and that no alcohol was detected in his system. The driver's name has not yet been released.

The area is about 180 miles from the Twin Cities.

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