Benton County Highway 95 Crash Leaves One Dead, Others Injured

MINDEN TOWNSHIP (WJON News) -- The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating a fatal crash in Benton County on Thursday morning.

The incident happened east of St. Cloud on Highway 95 near 65th Avenue NE at around 6:45 a.m.

The patrol says a Ford Mustang was eastbound on Highway 95 when the driver lost control and struck a westbound Ford Ranger. Three other vehicles were also westbound and collided while trying to avoid the initial crash.

The patrol says the driver of the Mustang, 29-year-old Austin Greenwaldt of St. Cloud, was killed in the crash.

The driver of the pickup, 21-year-old Oscar Pendergrass of Cambridge, was taken to St. Cloud Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of a Jeep Renegade, 47-year-old Christina Dimler of Zimmerman, was also taken to St. Cloud Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The other two drivers, 51-year-old Eric Beehler of Foley and 34-year-old Hope Nelson of Foley, were not hurt.

The patrol says the highway was snow and ice-covered at the time of the crash.

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