GRANT COUNTY, MN. (THECOUNT) — Tyler Stone, of Hoffman, Minnesota, has been identified as the victim in a Sunday Grant County fatal vehicle crash.

Stone, 18, was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Elbow Lake Sunday evening. Dalton Johnson, 23, of Brandon, has been identified as the other involved driver.

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According to reports, Stone was operating a Chevrolet Impala on Highway 79 near CR-21 in Elbow Lake, when for unknown reasons, the vehicle collided head-on with a Chevrolet Silverado, operated by Johnson around 4:30 p.m. Sunday.

Johnson was transported to an area hospital with what was described as non-life-threatening injuries.

Stone, a West Central Area-Ashby Knights football player, was pronounced dead of blunt force trauma injuries at the scene.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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Geo quick facts: Grant County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,074. Its county seat is Elbow Lake – Wikipedia.