Trucker was distracted by cards when he caused a crash against Mn Hwy, in which pickup drivers were killed

A trucker outside the state checked cards on his telephone and GPS device when he caused a crash with three vehicles on a Twin Cities Highway last week, which according to State Patrol killed a pickup driver.

The crash occurred in the early Wednesday afternoon northeast of Cottage Grove on Hwy. 95 in the p. 70th Street in Denmark Township, said the patrol.

The Semitrailer truck drove north on the Hwy. 95 When it reached a pick -up on the 70th east and brought it into a second collection, said the patrol.

The Pickup driver hit by Semi, Shane Joseph Lougney, 48, from Woodville, Wisconas, died on Saturday in the Hospital region. The other drivers survived their injuries.

The 27 -year -old driver of the Semi, Gurusevak Singh, from Indianapolis, admitted to a state troops that he was responsible for the crash, as was submitted from an affidavit of the patrol submitted by the patrol.

“Singh had looked at a combination of cards on his phone and a separate GPS unit [that] directed him to see stop signs, ”was the registration.”[The] Crash … was caused by Singh's negligent behavior. “

The intersection is controlled by stop signs in all directions.

Possible charges against Singh are still pending. The contact information for him was not immediately available.