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Hutchinson residents involved in fatal crash
A teen driver attempted to pass a semi on a northern Minnesota highway and collided head-on with another motorist Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 6, with the other motorist dying in the crash. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, a 16-year-old boy from Hutchinson was driving a Chevrolet Silverado westbound on Hwy....
Suspect in attack on Olivia man appears in Meeker County District Court Friday
(Litchfield MN-) One of the three suspects in the June 28th attack on an Olivia man has a court appearance today in Meeker County District Court. 26-year-old Tre Ertl of Litchfield is accused of robbing and beating Galen Serbus south of Litchfield after allegedly telling him they had a camper to sell. Court records say after taking the victim's backpack containing $23,000 in cash, they hit him with a car then beat and stabbed him. Charges against the suspects include attempted homicide, robbery and assault. Unconditional bail for Ertl is 4 million dollars, 2 million for David Pillatzki of Litchfield and 20-year-old Ariyanna Pillatzki of Pennock. The father and daughter had court appearances earlier in the week.
Midday Headlines – August 9th, 2024
>Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s Deputy Charged in Drunken Driving Crash. (Atwater, MN) – A Kandiyohi County sheriff’s deputy is now charged with driving while intoxicated after crashing his patrol vehicle last month. The criminal complaint says 39-year-old Christopher Flatten of Atwater was seen driving erratically on the evening of July 18 before his county SUV left a county road near Atwater and rolled several times. He was airlifted to the St. Cloud Hospital, and an investigating state trooper obtained a search warrant for a blood test, but Flatten, who reportedly had bloodshot eyes and smelled of alcohol, refused. He has been charged with refusal to submit to testing and 4th-degree DWI.
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