1 Person Dies in Baxter After Vehicle Hits Another Car, Collides with Building

Note: This story has been updated since the report above aired on Lakeland News. The time at which the crash happened has also been corrected, we regret the error.

One person died following a crash involving two vehicles on Tuesday in Baxter.

The Minnesota State Patrol says 60-year-old Kendahl Duane Sweet of Baxter died after his vehicle went off the road and collided with the side of a building. The crash happened around 5:19 p.m. on Tuesday at the intersection of Excelsior Road and Highway 371.

The State Patrol says Sweet was driving a Range Rover eastbound on 371 when it struck a car and pushed the car into the intersection. The Range Rover then went into the south ditch, over a curb, and made contact with the Bill’s Gun Shop & Range building.

55-year-old Laura Lee Marinucci of Brainerd, the driver of the other vehicle, was listed as not being injured.