Traffic & Transit
3 Dead In Head-On Crash In Northern MN; 2 From Twin Cities Metro
Two men killed were from the Twin Cities metro area. All six involved in the crash were in their 20s.
KOOCHICHING COUNTY, MN — Three men in their 20s are dead and three others were seriously injured in a head-on crash in northern Minnesota Sunday morning.
Two of the men killed were from the Twin Cities metro area.
The collision happened just after 11 a.m. on Sunday in Koochiching County.
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According to the Minnesota State Patrol, a red Chevy Silverado was traveling west on Highway 1 in Northome while a blue Ford F-150 was traveling east on Highway 1 when they collided head-on.
The Silverado ended up in the eastbound lane while the F-150 went into the nearby ditch.
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The driver of the Silverado, identified as 24-year-old Riley Walter Scheidecker, of Bloomer, Wisconsin, died at the scene.
Two other men in the Silverado suffered life-threatening injuries, while a third suffered non-life-threatening injuries. They were taken to Bemedji Hospital.
Both men in the F-150 died. They were identified as Joseph Michael Carlson, 27, of North Branch, and John Clifford Corazzo, 27, of Shoreview.
Editor's note: A previous version of this story misspelled the name of the county in which the crash occurred.
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