Wrong-way Duluth crash leaves 1 dead, another critically injured

DULUTH, Minn. (FOX 9) - A head-on crash in Duluth took the life of a 74-year-old man and sent another man to the hospital for what authorities say are life-threatening injuries. 

Fatal Duluth crash 

What we know:

According to a Minnesota State Patrol crash report, a 35-year-old man from Duluth was driving a 2021 Mazda CX-5 in the southbound lanes of I-35.

At the same time, a 74-year-old man from Duluth was driving a 2016 Chevy pickup truck the wrong way, heading north in the southbound lanes of I-35.

The two vehicles collided just north of Cody Street. 

The 74-year-old man driving the Chevy pickup truck died from his injuries. The crash report states he was not wearing a seatbelt. 

The 35-year-old man driving the Mazda was taken to the hospital for life-threatening injuries, authorities say. 

The crash report states that the road was wet at the time of the crash, and alcohol is not a suspected factor. 

What we don't know:

Authorities did not share what may have caused the truck driver to travel in the wrong lane. 

The Source: This story uses information shared by the Minnesota State Patrol.