Blake Eckert, an 18-year-old graduate of Winona Area Learning Center, was killed and two passengers were injured when the car Eckert was driving swerved off a Winona County road and rolled. Eckert, who was wearing a seat belt, was text-messaging seconds before the crash, Brand said.

“He went into the curve and when he looked up, he overcorrected,” the sheriff said. “He tried to get back on the road and couldn’t.”

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