Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) – A rural Pelican Rapids man was killed in a single-vehicle crash on 155th Avenue, west of Dunvilla, on May 3.
Paul Bakken, 65, was identified as the driver of the crashed vehicle, according to an updated news release on May 5 from the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office.
On May 3 at 9:17 p.m., emergency dispatchers received a report of a single-vehicle crash with an adult victim and were dispatched to Scrambler Township.
Upon arrival, first responders pronounced the man dead at the scene. He was believed to be the only occupant of the vehicle.

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