An Esko man was killed in a one-vehicle crash at approximately 11:40 p.m. Tuesday, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. Christopher Hammer, 34, died after the vehicle in which he was riding veered off the road at a curve, struck a tree and rolled near the Buffalo House Restaurant and Bar near Proctor.
Cloquet resident Jerry J. Jubie, 37, was reportedly driving south on Guss Road in a 1996 Chevrolet Camaro at the time of the accident.
Hammer was reportedly seated in the back and was not wearing a seat belt.
Jubie was admitted to St. Luke's Hospital. A hospital spokeswoman declined to discuss his condition Wednesday morning.
A second passenger, Scott A. Sertich, 39, also of Cloquet, is listed in fair condition at St. Mary's Medical Center.
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Road conditions at the time were dry and alcohol may have been a factor in the crash, according to the patrol.
