94-Year-Old Dies After Crash On Icy Roads In Douglas County

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- A 94-year-old man from Miltona died after a crash in Douglas County Saturday morning.

The crash happened just before 9 a.m. along County Road 14 near Smokey Timbers Road.

According to investigators, roads were icy when two vehicles crashed.

The driver of the vehicle that struck the other -- 94-year-old Kenneth Jakob Karius -- had to be extricated from his vehicle and taken to a hospital in St. Cloud, but later died as a result of his injuries.

The driver of the other vehicle -- 79-year-old Marvin William Hertwig of Miltona -- was not seriously injured.

The State Patrol and Douglas County Sheriff's Office are still investigating the crash.