A man from Leesburg was killed and three others were injured after a crash in northwestern Minnesota on Saturday morning.
According to a Minnesota State Police crash report, 61-year old Brian Smoker of Leesburg was westbound on Interstate 94 in Clay County, Minnesota, near the town of Barnesville, when for an unknown reason, the pick-up truck he was driving went off the road into the median and struck the bridge piers head-on.
One of the passengers in the pick-up truck, 59-year old David Smoker of Leesburg was killed in the crash. Brian Smoker, along with two other passengers in the truck, 63-year old Mitchell Garrison of Andrews and 63-year old George Tubbs of Leesburg were injured in the crash.
Garrison’s injuries are considered life threatening, while Brian Smoker and George Tubbs’ injuries were considered non-life threatening. All three were taken to Sandford Hospital in Fargo, North Dakota.
Alcohol is not believed to have played a role in the crash, which remains under investigation.
