Thief River Falls, MN Man Stopped for Welfare Check, Dies in Head-on Crash with Semi Near Mahnomen

Thief River Falls, MN man stopped for welfare check, dies in head-on crash with semi near Mahnomen

MAHNOMEN, CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A Thief River Falls, Minnesota man is dead after swerving into the path of an oncoming semi near Mahnomen. Norman County Sheriff’s deputies say 33-year-old Jerry Redden fled from them this afternoon after they stopped him for a welfare check on a suicidal male. The pursuit entered Mahnomen County on Highway 200 and then north on Highway 59. Redden and the semi collided about four miles north of Mahnomen and he died …

Thief River Falls man dead after swerving into semi-truck during pursuit in Mahnomen County

MAHNOMEN — A 33-year-old Thief River Falls, Minnesota, man is dead after swerving his car head-on into a semi-truck during a police pursuit in Mahnomen County Wednesday, according to a Mahnomen County Sheriff’s Office press release. On the afternoon of July 9, Norman County sheriff’s deputies initiated a traffic stop in Norman County for a welfare check on a suicidal male, Jerry Redden, 33, of Thief River Falls. The release stated that Redden fl…