Driver Dies In Fiery Dodge County Crash

A man was killed when his vehicle failed to negotiate a curve on Dodge County Highway MM Friday night. Sheriff’s officials say his 2001 Mercedes Benz E entered a ditch where it struck a culvert and overturned. A passerby stopped at the crash scene and tried to extricate the man, but couldn’t after the vehicle became fully engulfed in flames. The driver of the Mercedes died at the scene. The accident in the Town of Emmet was reported shortly after 10 p.m.