SPRING LAKE PARK, Minn. - A Forest Lake man is dead after being struck by a vehicle while walking down a busy road in the north metro Monday night.
Spring Lake Park squads were dispatched to the 8100 block of Highway 65/Central Avenue just after 8 p.m. on reports of an accident between a vehicle and a pedestrian. When officers arrived they found a 59-year old man dead on the scene. Early evidence suggests he was walking in the southbound lanes of the highway and wearing dark clothing, making the victim hard to see.
The 30-year-old woman driving the minivan that struck the man suffered minor injuries and was treated on the scene.