Big Lake Man Killed as SUV Crashes into a House

ORROCK TOWNSHIP - A Big Lake man was killed on Saturday when the SUV he was driving crashed into a house.

The Sherburne County Sheriff's Department says the incident happened at about 7:00 p.m. in Orrock Township.

Homeowners Lionel and Janene Callies were watching TV when they heard the crash in another part of the house.

Forty-year-old Ray Kopponen was pronounced dead at the scene.  No one else was hurt.  The cause of death, as well as the incident, remain under investigation.