a couple travelling in their car were killed after multiple hay bales slid off a semi truck along a country road in minnesota crashing into their vehicle it's not clear how the bales came loose but the accident occurred as the truck went around a bend just after 9 am on saturday morning teresa erickson, 52, and her husband dale, 59, were driving their pickup in the opposite direction when they were unable to avoid the hay mr erickson's car was forced into a ditch and burst into flames killed: dale erickson, 59, and teresa erickson, 52, died within days of each other after their vehicle crashed into a ditch on county road 9 and caught fire on saturday morning after they were hit by a bale of hay  scene of the crash: the couple passed the truck carrying the hay along a curve on houston county road 9 northeast of houston, minnesota just after 9 am on saturday  the couple were airlifted to hospital in wisconsin however mrs erickson died soon after the accident and her husband passed away earlier this week the semi that caused the crash was driven by randall hongerholt, 49, of houston, according to the state patrol he was not injured but according to the minnesota state patrol, charges are pending following the outcome of an investigation into the crash 'commercial vehicles, and all vehicles, are required to secure their load in a manner that prevents any of it's load from dropping, shifting, leaking, blowing or otherwise escaping from the vehicle,' said patrol lt tiffani nielson 'this fatal crash, unfortunately, is exactly why we have these laws in place — to prevent injuries or death 'this was a very tragic crash, and a family is grieving a terrible loss that could have been prevented' hay bales vary greatly in weight, depending not only on dimensions but density a federal study analyzed seven deaths in minnesota in the mid 1990s associated with large hay bales and found that the bales ranged from 750 to 1,500 pounds in minnesota, truckers can be fined $385 if they are found to have an improperly secured or shifting load
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