Man killed in crash east of Mankato

The crash occurred just after midnight on Hwy. 60 east of Mankato.

March 15, 2021 at 10:55AM

A man from Mankato, Minn. was killed in a two-vehicle crash Sunday in Le Sueur County.

Steven Roemhildt, 54, was driving west on Hwy. 60 in a Chevy Impala that collided with an eastbound Ford Taurus near milepost 122 in Elysian Township just after midnight, the State Patrol said.

Roemhildt, who was wearing a seat belt, died at the scene.

The Taurus driver, identified by the patrol as Jacob Smith, 21 of Lakeville, was not seriously hurt. He was taken to a hospital for treatment, the patrol said.

Smith was wearing a seat belt.

Alcohol did not appear to be a factor in the crash, the patrol said.

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