Rochester driver pulls over before death

ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) -- Rochester police say a driver pulled over to the shoulder of a highway just before he died.

Officers say the 51-year-old man was able to put his car in park along Highway 52 near the Apache Mall Sunday before he died.

Sgt. Steve Thompson tells KTTC-TV the man was already dead by the time officers arrived.

He says the cause of his death will be determined by the medical examiner. ___

Information from: KTTC-TV

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