Officials ID man ‘briefly pinned’ by pickup against wall of Walmart in southern Minnesota and killed

A man was pinned against a wall of a big-box store in southern Minnesota by a pickup truck going in reverse and killed, officials said.

The incident occurred about 9:45 a.m. Monday at the Walmart in Faribault, near the Hwy. 60 exit for Interstate 35, police said.

Officers arrived and saw the victim,74-year-old Steven Patrick Clark, of Medford, Minn., who was conscious, somewhat alert and complaining of back and pelvic pain, a police statement read.

Fire and ambulance personnel gave Clark immediate medical attention, but his “condition quickly deteriorated, and he subsequently died from his injuries at Allina Health Faribault Medical Center,” the statement continued.

Steven Francis Dyrdahl, 68, of rural Kenyon, Minn., was identified as the pickup driver who backed into the Clark.

According to police:

Clark left the Walmart liquor store and was walking around the southeast corner of the building at the same time Dyrdahl was backing up his pickup to park parallel to the south side of the building.

The pickup “struck Mr. Clark and briefly pinned him against the corner of the building, causing traumatic injuries,” a police statement read.

Dyrdahl remained on scene during the incident.

“Although the incident remains an active investigation, impairment by alcohol or other substances was ruled out as a contributing factor,” the police statement noted.

When complete, the investigation will be referred to prosecutors to determine whether any charges are warranted.