Hackensack, MN — Police identified 51-year old Dean Husfeldt as the man who was injured in an accident with a logging truck in Hackensack, Minnesota, on Saturday, March 7, 2015. The accident took place on the Goose Lake Trail, on the outskirts of the town.
According to local reports, Husfeldt was riding a snowmobile on the trail and was attempting to move over to the side in order to avoid an oncoming logging truck. Husfeldt moved so far over to the side that his snowmobile began to tip over onto the rail.
The logging truck passed Husfeldt, and he was hit by the rear wheels of the truck’s trailer. He suffered serious injuries and was taken to a local hospital.
The driver of the truck was identified as 57-year old Bruce Pangerl. He was not injured.
Scene of the Accident
Commentary
I have to say that news reports have made this accident a little hard to understand. Reports say that the victim was riding on a trail, and trying to avoid a logging truck that was headed toward him on the same trail. If that’s the case, I would question why the truck was driving on the trail at all. It seems as if that area would be reserved for hikers or people using recreational vehicles. Beyond that, how fast the driver traveling at the time? Was he not paying attention to what was out on the road ahead of him? If you see someone heading toward you on the road, why wouldn’t you stop? I think that, at the very least, the driver of the truck has some pretty tough questions to answer.
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