Snowmobiler from Chaska dies after being hit by truck in northern Minnesota

January 20, 2020 at 1:50AM

A snowmobiler from Chaska was killed Saturday night after colliding with a truck in northern Minnesota.

Kyle Hegna, 56, was attempting to cross Hwy. 169 in Macville Township on his snowmobile when he collided with a southbound truck, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. Hegna was pronounced dead at Grand Itasca Hospital.

The State Patrol reported 124 crashes between 4:30 and 9:30 p.m. Saturday on slick roads across Minnesota. An additional 130 vehicles spun out or slid off the road and seven semitrailer trucks jackknifed.

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Ryan Faircloth covers Minnesota politics and government for the Star Tribune.

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