THE PLYMOUTH COUNTY SHERIFF HAS IDENTIFIED THE DRIVER WHO DIED WHEN HIS SEMI TRUCK AND TRAILER CRASHED IN MERRILL TUESDAY MORNING.
70-YEAR-OLD RICHARD JOHNSON OF JACKSON, MINNESOTA DIED DURING THE CRASH OF HIS TRUCK THAT WAS SOUTHBOUND ON HIGHWAY 75 JUST BEFORE 5 A.M. TUESDAY.
JOHNSON’S TRUCK STRUCK A POWER POLE AND CONTINUED INTO THE LIBERTY AUTO DEALERSHIP LOT, STRIKING SEVERAL VEHICLES.
THE CAUSE OF JOHNSON’S DEATH HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED.
