Man killed, 2 injured in Amish buggy crash near Lanesboro

Published 5:17 pm Monday, September 3, 2018

LANESBORO — Authorities said a 21-year-old man has died following a hit-and-run collision between a vehicle and an Amish buggy in southeast Minnesota.

The crash happened Friday afternoon near Lanesboro. Authorities said the man, whose name has not been released, was hospitalized following the crash and later died. Two male teenagers were injured in the crash.

Authorities said 24-year-old Connor Keene of Canton left the scene after hitting the buggy, and his vehicle was found hidden in a hayfield west of the crash scene.

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Keene was found nearby, after a K-9 search. He is being held at the Fillmore County Jail on a charge of criminal vehicular operation of a motor vehicle.