Justice · Highway 7 crashLake Lillian fatal crash: Woman killed in SUV-semitruck collision on Highway 7Written October 31, 2026 at 10:21 PM UTCWatchTranscript0:07A woman died when her SUV collided with an oncoming semitruck that also caught fire.0:11The collision involved three people in two vehicles on Minnesota Highway7.0:15The woman was thirty, three and two men were in the truck.0:18Investigators still have to determine why the vehicles collided while traveling in0:21opposite directions.0:23The vehicles collided near Mile Marker118 , about two miles east of Lake Lillian in0:28Kondiohi County.0:30The first call came around two20 ,9 in the morning on Thursday,0:33October29,2026 .0:36The woman was driving a2019 Mitsubishi Outlander westbound on Highway7.0:41The semitruck was heading east.0:42The collision happened in East Lake Lillian Township, southeast of Lake Lillian.0:46One woman died.0:47She was from Cosmos and was the SUV's only occupant.0:50She's reportedly Brittany Ann Gerke.0:52But that identification still awaits official public confirmation.0:55Officials were withholding her name, pending identification, and family0:59notification.1:00The truck driver was Roger Michael Jennings,401 of Cottonwood.1:04His passenger was Jose Luis Useira Troches.1:06Twenty three of Wilmar.1:08The state patrol says both men were uninjured and wearing seatbelts, but their1:11injury status is disputed.1:13With another description putting their injuries in the non-life-threatening1:16category, that conflict hasn't been resolved.1:19The semitruck also caught fire.1:21The Kandiohee County Sheriff's Office recorded the fire, but investigators haven't1:25explained what started it or whether it contributed to the woman's death.1:28The State Patrol led the response with help from the Kandiohee County Sheriff's1:31Office.1:32Lake Lillian Ambulance and Lake Lillian Fire Department also responded alongside the1:36Kandiohi County Rescue Squad and Centricare Ambulance.1:39The roadway was wet.1:40The State Patrol also says an occupant wasn't wearing a seatbelt while recording1:44both truck occupants as belted.1:46It didn't separately name the unbelted occupant.1:49Those details don't explain why the vehicles collided.1:51A person's seat belt use doesn't show who caused a crash.1:54Investigators also haven't said whether a restraint would have changed the outcome.1:58The state patrol hasn't assigned responsibility or said which vehicle entered the2:01other's path.2:02The investigation remains open, with a confirmed public identification and findings2:06on the collision sequence and cause still pending.Read the articleStory timelineHeyDex
