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68-year-old killed in Highway 55 crash in Medina

A 68-year-old driver was killed just after 10 a.m. Saturday in a crash on Highway 55 west of County Road 116 in Medina, state patrol officials said.[1]

A 75-year-old man driving a westbound Mercedes-Benz struck a Ford F-150 that was making a southbound-to-eastbound left turn, the crash report says.[1] The 68-year-old Ford driver was not wearing a seatbelt and died at the scene, while the Mercedes driver and his 29-year-old passenger suffered non-life-threatening injuries and were taken to hospital.[1]

  1. FOX 9
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  • Crash occurred just after 10 a.m. Saturday on Highway 55 west of County Road 116 in Medina
  • 75-year-old man driving a westbound Mercedes-Benz struck a Ford F-150 making a southbound-to-eastbound left turn
  • 68-year-old Ford driver was not wearing a seatbelt and died at the scene
  • Mercedes driver and his 29-year-old passenger sustained non-life-threatening injuries and were hospitalized
  • Details come from an official Minnesota State Patrol crash report

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October 04, 2026
1:47 AM
Man not wearing seatbelt killed in Medina crash on Highway 55
FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul by [email protected] (Madison Hunter)