A man from Leesburg was killed and three others were injured after a crash in northwestern Minnesota Saturday morning.
According to a Minnesota State Police crash report, 61-year-old Brian Smoker, of Leesburg, was driving west on Interstate 94 in Clay County, Minn., when for an unknown reason the truck went off the road into the media and struck the bridge piers head-on.
A passenger in the truck, David Smoker, 59, of Leesburg, was killed in the crash. Brian Smoker, along with two other passengers, Mitchell Garrison, 63, of Andrews; and George Tubbs, 63, of Leesburg, were injured in the crash. Garrison’s injuries are considered life-threatening, according to police, and Brian Smoker’s and Tubbs’ injuries were not considered life-threatening.
All three were taken to Sandford Hospital in Fargo, N.D. Alcohol is not believed to have played a role the crash. The crash remains under investigation.
