Semi-truck driver killed after being pinned by his own vehicle

A truck driver performing maintenance on his vehicle was killed Friday after he was pinned by his semi-truck.

According to the Minnesota State Patrol, 51-year-old truck driver Jay Patrick Smith had stopped his semi-truck around 9:43 p.m. along Interstate 494 at Babcock Trail in Inver Grove Heights.

State Patrol said the driver was attempting to perform maintenance on the truck when the vehicle pinned him while he was working.

Smith was taken to the hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.