BARNSVILLE - A Becker man was taken to the hospital Wednesday morning after authorities say he fell asleep at the wheel and hit a snowplow.

The State Patrol says 54-year-old Robert Elkin of Becker was driving a van east on I94 near Barnsville. He fell asleep and rear-ended a MNDOT snowplow driven by 51-year-old Todd Meyer of Barnsville.

Elkin was taken by ambulance to Fargo Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Meyer wasn't hurt in the incident.

The crash happened just before 7:00 a.m. Road conditions were described as icy at the time of the incident.

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