Pedestrian fatally struck by vehicle in Crow Wing County

MISSION TOWNSHIP, Minn. - A pedestrian died after being hit by a vehicle in Mission Township, Minnesota Saturday night, according to the Crow Wing County Sheriff's Office.

Deputies responded to the crash around 6:41 p.m. near the intersection of County Road 3 and County Road 109. When they arrived, they found a 51-year-old Merrifield man lying in the northbound lane of County Road 3. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities identified the man as 51-year-old Robert Joseph Hutchins of Merrifield.

Authorities learned the vehicle was headed northbound when it hit the man. The driver, a 59-year-old Edina man, is cooperating with law enforcement.

The case remains under investigation.