Crash Kills Son Of Southwest Minn. State Coach

The men's basketball coach at Southwest Minnesota State University is in critical condition after a crash in western Minnesota that killed his 5-month-old son.

 

 

 

 

MARSHALL, Minn. (AP) - The men's basketball coach at Southwest Minnesota State University is in critical condition after a crash in western Minnesota that killed his 5-month-old son.
 
The Minnesota State Patrol says the coach, 33-year-old Brad Bigler is hospitalized in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Five-month-old Drake Phillip Bigler was killed, and two other occupants were injured.
 
SMSU Athletic Director Chris Hmielewski said Sunday the coach broke several ribs and a shoulder blade.
 
The State Patrol says the crash occurred in Pope County on Saturday evening. Authorities say a Starbuck man swerved into oncoming traffic and struck the vehicle driven by Bigler's wife. Heather Bigler suffered minor injuries while her 74-year-old grandmother was left in critical condition.
 
Hmielewski tells the media, that the school's thoughts and prayers are with the family.

 

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