ATV-grain truck crash takes life of local woman

A local woman lost her life in a truck-vs-ATV crash northwest of Luverne Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 26.
According to the Rock County Sheriff’s Office, 64-year-old Kathy Dietrich, Luverne, was fatally injured when her four-wheeler collided with a grain truck driven by 43-year-old Troy Meinerts.
The report states that Dietrich failed to yield at a yield sign at the intersection of 80th Avenue when she was traveling east on 151st Street.
Meinerts was traveling south on 80th and the two collided.
The crash was reported at 2:46 p.m. and the Rock County Sheriff's office, Rock County Ambulance, Luverne Fire and Rescue and the Minnesota State Patrol all responded to the scene where Dietrich was pronounced dead by the Rock County coroner.
Drugs and alcohol were reportedly not a factor in the crash. The Minnesota State Patrol is handling the crash reconstruction.
“Our thoughts and prayers go out to both families during this time,” Sheriff Evan Verbrugge said in a statement released Wednesday afternoon.
Dietrich’s obituary appears on page 7.