State Patrol says unbelted driver killed in Morton, Minnesota, rollover crash

Dale Morin, West Central Tribune, Willmar, Minn.
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Sep. 21—MORTON

— A

New Ulm

, Minnesota, man died at the scene of a single-vehicle rollover crash Tuesday night in

Renville County

.

According to a

Minnesota State Patrol

accident report, Jacob Samuel Hawn, 36, was driving a 2013 Volkswagen Jetta along Highway 19 when it went off the roadway and rolled in the area of Brook Drive in the city of Morton.

According to the

report

, Hawn was not wearing a seat belt and it is unknown if alcohol was a factor in the crash.

The crash was first reported at 10:05 p.m. Tuesday near Minnesota Highway 19 and Monument Drive East in Morton. Road conditions were dry at the time.

The Minnesota State Patrol was assisted by the

Renville County Sheriff's Office

, Morton Fire Department and CentraCare Ambulance.