Staples man dies in single-vehicle rollover crash in Todd County

February 20, 2016 at 10:05PM

A 61-year-old man from Staples, Minn., was killed in a rollover crash Saturday morning after his car veered off Hwy. 210 in Todd County.

Officers responded to the scene near Hwy. 71 just after 9 a.m., where they found an overturned vehicle. The victim, whose name has not been released, died inside the car. He was wearing his seat belt.

He was traveling east on Hwy. 210 when his car drifted off the roadway, rolled onto its roof and struck a bridge pillar, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.

The Todd County Sheriff's Office is investigating the crash.

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Liz Sawyer

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Liz Sawyer  covers Minneapolis crime and policing at the Star Tribune. Since joining the newspaper in 2014, she has reported extensively on Minnesota law enforcement, state prisons and the youth justice system. 

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