Jeffrey Skroch, 29, of Rice, died Wednesday night after being hit by a semi truck, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.
Skroch had stopped his own semi truck on Highway 25 in Benton County and appeared to have been standing outside the vehicle when he was hit, the State Patrol reports.
The driver of the other semi, Christopher Marzofka, 31, of Boyceville, Wis., was hospitalized at CentraCare clinic in St. Cloud for non-life-threatening injuries.
Along with the State Patrol, the Rice Fire Department and Benton County Sheriff’s Department assisted on the scene.
Alcohol is not believe to be a factor in the crash and road conditions were reported dry at the time of the incident. The accident remains under investigation.