Crime & Safety
Apple Valley Man Critically Injured in Highway 52 Crash
A pickup driven by Justin Fettig, 31, struck the back of a tractor-trailer just south of Flint Hills Resources Tuesday afternoon.
A 31-year-old Apple Valley man was critically injured when the pickup he was driving rear-ended a tractor-trailer on Highway 52 just south of the Flint Hills refinery Tuesday afternoon.
The Minnesota State Patrol says Justin Fettig was driving a 2008 Ford truck southbound on Highway 52 when it struck the rear of a Peterbilt tractor-trailer and ended up under the trailer.
Fettig was transported to Regions Hospital in St. Paul following the 3:24 p.m. crash, says the Pioneer Press.
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He was listed in critical condition Tuesday evening, says the state patrol.
The driver of the tractor-trailer, Randall Kellison, 54, of Tilden, IL, was not injured.
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Highway 52 south was detoured for a time Tuesday afternoon, says the Pioneer Press and StarTribune.
The state patrol, along with Rosemount and Inver Grove Heights police, continue to investigate the crash.
Patch will update this story when additional information becomes available.
