Jason Schatzke, treasurer of the Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Association, died in a car crash Saturday, Nov. 12. The driver of the vehicle, Christopher Thompson, is charged with two felony counts of injury or death resulting from driving under the influence.
The owner of the restored, 1972 Chevrolet pickup speculated that a malfunctioning fuel injection system may have caused the vehicle to run "wide open" without input from the gas pedal.
The morning of Nov. 3, Otter Tail County sheriff's deputies began pursuing a speeding motorcycle on Interstate 94 near the junction with U.S. Highway 59, the sheriff's office said.
An Appleton, Minnesota, man who was injured Oct. 18 in a collision at the intersection of Minnesota Highway 4 and Minnesota Highway 19 in Fairfax succumbed to his injuries Nov. 4.
During the pursuit, the motorcyclist left Interstate 94 and went south toward Fergus Falls on Otter Tail County Highway 88, the sheriff's office said. Deputies lost sight of him and ended the chase soon after he turned onto County Highway 88.
