Minnesota

UPDATE: Name released in fatal Houston County accident

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5 years ago

February 17, 2020

The Minnesota State Patrol identified the 26-year-old who died in a two-car accident Saturday night as Casey Daniel Knutson of Spring Grove, Minn.

Daniels was driving a Honda Accord in the southbound lane of Hwy 76 near Money Creek Township when his vehicle collided with a 1995 Ford F-150 driven by Dan William Michaelis, 69, of Winona. He was taken to Gunderson Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries.

A 26-year-old man died after a two-car accident in Houston County Sunday night.

The Minnesota State Patrol said it happened on Hwy 76 near Money Creek Township around 6:45 p.m.

A Honda Accord was in the southbound lane when it collided with a 1995 Ford F-150 driven by Dan William Michaelis, 69, of Winona. He was taken to Gunderson Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries.

The name of the deceased driver has not been released.

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