Overview
- A Minnesota State Patrol sergeant said lab results showed no alcohol in the driver's blood, updating earlier indications of impairment.
- Officials declined to say whether drugs, distraction or other factors played a role, and the investigation remains open.
- Court records describe the truck veering onto the shoulder near Cottonwood, striking a mailbox, overcorrecting and rolling several times into a ditch.
- An affidavit notes several 12‑ounce beer cans were found near the scene, and the State Patrol said none of the three occupants wore restraints.
- Retired firefighter Patrick Steven Remiger, 43, died at the scene, while driver Andrew Vanhecke, 37, and his 6‑year‑old son were treated and released after returning from Lakeview High School homecoming events.