Minnesota truck driver killed in Highland Park crash

A 51-year-old Minnesota man was killed when his semi-truck slammed into the rear of a second semi on Route 41 near Half Day Road in Highland Park, forcing police to shut down the roadway for more than 10 hours.

Richard Stolt of Cleveland, Minn., was behind the wheel of the semi that started the chain-reaction crash Wednesday at 10:30 p.m., Lake County Coroner Artis Yancey said Thursday.

The crash damaged four passenger cars along with the semitrailers, sending the 62-year-old male driver of the second truck and the driver of one of the passenger vehicles to Highland Park Hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries, according to police.

The northbound lanes of Route 41 were shut down between Park Avenue and Half Day Road shortly after the crash and did not reopen until 8:45 a.m. Thursday, according to police.

Stolt was pronounced dead at the scene.

The crash remains under investigation.

Ÿ Daily Herald staff writer Paul Biasco contributed to this report