HALLOCK, Minn. (Ap) - The mayor and former fire chief of Hallock was killed when he lost control of his pickup truck on state Highway 175 and the truck rolled into the ditch about two miles west of town, the Minnesota State Patrol said.
Kim Turner, 51, was killed in the accident about 8:30 p.m. Sunday, authorities said.
Turner was elected mayor in 2004. Before that, he served about a dozen years as the fire chief for the city's volunteer fire department. His term as mayor was due to expire next year.
Turner also managed Hallock's Cooperative Farmers Elevator and coached Park Board youth hockey.
Turner is survived by his wife, Kathi, and four children.
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Hallock, a northwestern Minnesota town of about 1,200, is located about 80 miles northeast of Grand Forks, N.D.
