Detroit Lakes man killed in head-on crash with semi-tractor trailer on Highway 59 Friday evening

Detroit Lakes, MN (KDLM) – A Detroit Lakes man was killed during a two-vehicle crash involving a semi-tractor trailer on Friday evening in Becker County.

On Dec. 1 at 4:11 p.m., a 2009 Hyundai Sonata, driven by 36-year-old Timothy Lee Mitchell of Detroit Lakes, was southbound on Highway 59, just south of Tower Road in Detroit Township, when it crossed the centerline and struck a northbound 2024 Frieghtliner M2 semi-tractor trailer in a head-on collision.

Airbags deployed in the Sonata during the crash, but Mitchell was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the semi, 53-year-old Michael Lynn Guhlke of Detroit Lakes, reported no injuries during the incident.

The Minnesota State Patrol have not been able to make a determination whether or not both drivers were wearing their seatbelts at the time of the collision.

Law enforcement believes alcohol did not factor into crash.