KIMBALL — Anthony Gerald Heitz, 48, of Kingston, was killed and Jesse Lee Johnson, 35, of St. Cloud, was seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash Wednesday night on icy roads in Stearns County.
The incident was reported at 8:36 p.m. on state Highway 15, north of Kimball.
According to the State Patrol, a 1998 Ford Explorer, driven by Johnson, was going north on Highway 15 when it collided head-on with a 2017 Nissan Maxima, driven by Heitz, that was going south.
Johnson was taken to North Memorial Hospital in Robbinsdale with life-threatening injuries.
Roads had snow and ice at the time of the crash, according to the accident report.
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Both men were wearing seat belts and alcohol was not involved.
The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office, Kimball Fire Department, North Air Care and Mayo Ambulance assisted at the scene.
