Twin Cities man killed in St. Paul Park crash
According to the Minnesota State Patrol, a Honda Civic traveling south on Highway 61 was exiting onto 70th Street just after 7:30 a.m. Saturday, when it went through the intersection at the top of the ramp and struck a concrete wall.
The driver of the Civic was taken to Regions Hospital, where he later died.
He has been identified as Michael Alton Huset, 68, of South St. Paul.
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