Eyota ,MN : Second serious crash in 10 days prompts Eyota mayor's call for action on Thursday afternoon ,June 18th 2015

EYOTA — A prominent local official is calling for change at a dangerous intersection after a second serious crash in a 10-day span.

A dump truck was traveling south on Minnesota Highway 42 at 3:04 p.m. Thursday when it collided with a vehicle moving eastbound on Olmsted County Road 9, a few miles north of Eyota, according to Minnesota State Patrol's incident report.

Kellogg resident Andrew Johnson was killed in the crash. He was 31. Funeral arrangements are pending.

Donald Wilkins, 61, was not injured. The Iowa man was driving the dump truck.

A June 9 crash at the same intersection left Winona native Ladd Gorman, 30, now of St. Louis Park, in critical condition in another broadside crash. He remains hospitalized in fair condition as of this morning, said a Mayo Clinic spokeswoman.

The State Patrol's incident report said Gorman did not stop at the stop sign located on County Road 9 to cause the first crash; vehicles on Highway 42 do not have a stop sign. It's unclear who was at fault for Thursday's deadly accident, but Eyota Mayor Tyrel Clark has requested additional safety measures be added by the Minnesota Department of Transportation to prevent any more tragedies at that intersection.

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Second serious crash in 10 days prompts Eyota mayor's call for action