US EditionTwo Semis Crash on I-94 in Otter Tail County
- Two westbound semi trucks crashed on June 4, 2025, along Interstate 94 close to County Road 10 in Otter Tail County.
- The collision occurred while both trucks were traveling westbound, but the exact cause remains under investigation by the Minnesota State Patrol.
- Eric Scott Watson, 53, from Forest Lake, was driving one of the trucks that crashed by going off the I-94 bridge and landing on County Highway 10 beneath.
- Watson, who wore a seat belt, sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was hospitalized, while the second driver, 21-year-old Brennen Charles Volkmann from Henning, was injured but not hospitalized; a 23-year-old passenger, Connor Michael Tierney from Wadena, was unharmed.
- The crash prompted a major response from the Minnesota State Patrol and underscores ongoing safety concerns on I-94 as investigations continue.
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Two truck crash sends semi plummeting off I-94 bridge, Minnesota State Patrol says
The Minnesota State Patrol (MSP) responded to a major two truck crash near Elizabeth on Wednesday. MSP responded to the crash at 10:20 a.m. on June 4. According to Public Information Officer Sgt. Jesse Grabow, two semi trucks collided on I-94 westbound at mile marker 47 in Ottertail County. One of the trucks went off the I-94 overpass and fell onto County Highway 10 below. One of the truck drivers was taken to a hospital for treatment of non lif…
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