A 61-year-old man died Monday night in Cottage Grove after crashing his truck into a tree, police said.
The man, who is from Amery, Wis., has not been identified publicly. The crash happened around 7:30 p.m. He was the only person in the truck, which hit a tree at Grange Boulevard and Grenadier Avenue.
The man was unresponsive when paramedics arrived and was pronounced dead at Regions Hospital.
Cottage Grove police said there are no indications that drugs or alcohol were involved and that “it appears the driver may have suffered a medical event” right before the crash. The incident is under investigation.