Wadena, MN — A passenger in a car was killed this past Saturday in southern Wadena after an accident with an 18-wheeler truck. The accident happened along U.S. Highway 71 and the victim was identified Gabriel Kemp, 23, from Bluffton.
The accident happened at roughly 12:45 a.m. on Saturday morning, December 13. Kemp was a passenger in a car that was headed north along Highway 71 that morning, with 22-year old Tyler Langer as the driver.
As they neared 120th Street, a short distance south of Wadena, Langer lost control of his car and swerved into oncoming traffic. It was there that Langer’s car was hit head-on by a southbound semi-truck, which critically injured him.
He was taken to a nearby hospital, where officials said that he had alcohol in his system. His passenger, Gabriel Kemp, however, was killed immediately in the car accident with the semi-truck.
The truck driver, Jovanny Vega, wasn’t harmed. Police noted that the roads were wet that morning, but haven’t officially ruled on what caused the accident yet.
Scene of the Accident
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