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Burnsville man killed in Friday night crash

Police said a 35-year-old man was not wearing a seatbelt when the Toyota Tacoma he was driving struck a guardrail on I-35W.
Credit: MnDOT

BURNSVILLE, Minn. — State Patrol has identified the 35-year-old man killed in a crash on I-35W near Burnsville Friday night. 

On Saturday, troopers said Eloy Saucedo Gonzalez of Burnsville was killed. 

According to officials, a 2000 Toyota Tacoma was headed south on I-35W when it hit a guardrail on the right-hand side of the exit lane to 66th Street. The Tacoma crossed all lanes of traffic, striking a Toyota Prius and then the left-shoulder barrier. 

Both vehicles came to rest on the left hand shoulder, officials said. 

Neither of the men in the Prius were injured. 

Officials said Gonzalez was not wearing a seatbelt when he crashed. Officials have not said if alcohol was a factor in this incident. 

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