Authorities Release Name of Victim In Fatal Hit-And-Run Near Ottertail

21-year-old Tyler Wohlers died at the scene early Saturday morning.

OTTERTAIL, MN — The state patrol has released the name of a Wahpeton, ND man who was killed by a hit-and-run driver on Hwy. 78 south of Ottertail.

21-year-old Tyler Wohlers died at the scene early Saturday morning. Wohlers was walking with two friends when he tripped into the traffic lane. The car, heading north, left the scene.

The patrol is looking for small white or silver car, possibly a Chevrolet Cavalier with front-end damage.

Anyone with information is asked to contact State Patrol Sgt. Rod Eischens at 218-864-8224.

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OTTERTAIL, MN — The search for the driver of a car involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash south of Ottertail, Minnesota is on.

The car hit and killed a 21-year-old man from Wahpeton who was walking with two other men when he tripped and fell onto Highway 78.

It happened around 1 a.m. Saturday.

The driver of the car struck the man without stopping.

The car is described as a smaller sedan, such as a Chevrolet Cavalier, and could be white or silver.

It will have front-end damage and a fluid leak.

The victim’s name has not been released.