Fatal accident near Wadena

By Nathan Bowe

December 13, 2014 at 5:29 PM

WADENA, Minn. -- One man was killed and another seriously injured when the car they were in crossed over the center line and struck a semi head-on near here early Saturday morning.

Gabriel Kemp, 23, of Bluffton was killed. He was the passenger in car driven by 22-year-old Tyler Langer of Wadena, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.

Langer was driving an Oldsmobile Alero northbound when it crossed over the center line of Highway 71 south of Wadena and struck a southbound Volvo semi driven by 31-year-old Jovanny Vega of Chicago.

Langer was seriously injured. Vega was not injured.

The crash happened around 12:45 a.m. The State Patrol said the two-lane highway was wet at the time.

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By Nathan Bowe

Bowe covers the Becker County Board and the court system for the Tribune, and handles the opinion pages for the Tribune and Focus. As news editor of both papers, he is the go-to contact person for readers and the general public: breaking or hard news tips, story ideas, questions and general feedback should be directed to him.