Daniel Schandorff Rochester, Minn Accident: State Patrol Identifies Victim in Fatal Highway 63 Crash – The Minnesota State Patrol has identified Daniel Victor Schandorff, 48, of Stewartville, as the man killed in a traffic crash Thursday night near the Rochester airport.

Schandorff was driving a van north on Highway 63 when it collided with a northbound semi-truck around 9:45 p.m., near the intersection with 80th Street Southeast.

According to the State Patrol, Schandorff was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the collision. The semi-truck driver, 55-year-old Jack Lieffort of Grand Meadow, who was wearing a seat belt, was not injured. Authorities confirmed that alcohol was not a factor in the crash.

The investigation remains ongoing as troopers continue to examine the circumstances surrounding the collision.

Family, friends, and the Stewartville community are mourning the sudden loss of Daniel Schandorff, whose life was tragically cut short in this highway accident.