Spilled corn covers southern Minnesota highway for 2 hours

A crew of people responded to clean it up.

Author:
Melissa Turtinen
Publish date:
Jun 24, 2021

brown county corn spill — Brown County Sheriff's Office, Facebook

The axle broke on a farmer's vehicle, spilling corn all over a highway in southern Minnesota.

The Brown County Sheriff's Office said the incident happened around 4 p.m. Wednesday on County Road 16 and County Road 100.

brown county corn spill 2 — Brown County Sheriff's Office, Facebook

Farmers, Farmward employees and the Brown County Highway Department all responded to help clean up the road so it could reopen.

They were on the scene for just over two hours, Jason Seidl with the Brown County Sheriff's Office told Bring Me The News.

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Surveillance footage captured the incident.

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Police were later able to locate the driver.

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The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

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The single-vehicle crash happened shortly after midnight.

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The person was seen on MnDOT cameras tending to their vehicle prior to the crash.

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The suspects are seen on MnDOT cameras attempting to flee law enforcement.

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The potatoes froze to the freeway.

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Crews will be making safety improvements along the "Corridor of Death."

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The crew had to improvise when they got to the scene.

State farmers will benefit in two ways: drought has helped to drive corn prices higher, and Minnesota farms are producing high yields compared to farms in other states, where dry conditions have shriveled crops, WCCO reports.

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