GRANT COUNTY — An 18-year-old who was a multi-sport athlete at West Central Area High School died in a head-on collision Sunday in Grant County.
Tyler David Stone of Hoffman, 18, was killed in the crash at Highway 79 and County Road 21 in Sanford Township, according to a Minnesota State Patrol accident report.
A 23-year-old driver from Brandon, Dalton James Johnson, was taken to the Prairie Ridge Hospital in Elbow Lake with non-life-threatening injuries.
Stone was driving a 2007 Chevrolet Impala eastbound on Highway 79 and Johnson was driving a 2020 Chevrolet Silverado westbound when the crash occurred at 4:29 p.m. Sunday.
Both drivers were wearing seatbelts, according to the State Patrol report.
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The Grant County Sheriff’s Office, Prairie Ridge Ambulance and the Elbow Lake Fire Department all responded to the call.
Stone was a senior at West Central Area High School and was a multi-sport athlete. The West Central Area-Ashby football team posted a tribute to Stone on their Facebook page on Monday morning.
The crash is currently under investigation.
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