Patricia Hoff Injured in Fatal UTV Collision on Highway 7 in Hutchinson, Minnesota – September 13, 2025

On September 13, 2025, a fatal collision occurred west of the Highway 22 intersection on Highway 7 in Hutchinson, Minnesota. The incident involved a 2015 Kawasaki Mule 610 UTV and a 2018 Ford F150 pickup truck. Both vehicles were traveling westbound when contact was made between them. The driver of the UTV, 80-year-old William Leroy Christensen of Hutchinson, was pronounced deceased at the scene.

A passenger in the Ford F150, 77-year-old Patricia Kaye Hoff of Fergus Falls, sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to Hutchinson Emergency Room for medical evaluation. The driver of the pickup, Allan Duane Hoff, 82, was not injured. The crash occurred on a dry roadway, and authorities have confirmed that alcohol was not a contributing factor.