A semi driver was headed west on I-94 when he lost control of his truck, went through a fence and crashed into Lake Latoka (photo by Minnesota State Patrol)
ALEXANDRIA, Minn. (KMSP) -
A semi driver had to act fast after crashing his truck into a lake off Interstate 94 near Alexandria, Minn. early Thursday morning.
Velic Hasan, 29, of Utica, N.Y. was driving west on I-94 when he lost control of his semi, went through a fence and crashed into Lake Latoka. The accident happened around 2:30 a.m.
Hasan was able to get out and perch atop the semi's cab until a boat picked him up and brought him to shore. He was not seriously injured.