Hastings man dies in single-vehicle crash on St. Paul’s U.S. 61

A driver died after his vehicle went off a highway, into a center median ditch and struck a tree in St. Paul, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.

The 53-year-old from Hastings was heading north on U.S. 61 near Lower Afton Road when the crash happened about 4:30 a.m. Monday. The man was not wearing a seatbelt, the State Patrol said. He died at the scene.

The State Patrol plans to release the man’s name in the coming days.

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