Checking back on candidates who filed for office by the June 2 deadline, we noticed that Kurt Daudt, R-Crown, was being primaried by Beau C Hullermann, of Zimmerman, MN, for the House District 31A seat.
That name seemed vaguely familiar, so we hurried to google it. In an August 22, 2016 story, Speaker Daudt's crash last January reveals spotty driving record, then-Star Tribune political beat master J. Patrick Coolican reported:
While on his way to St. Paul for a meeting with the governor last January, House Speaker Kurt Daudt rear-ended a van on a rural highway in Isanti County, sending the other driver to the hospital.
Beau Hullermann, whom Daudt struck from behind as Hullermann slowed to make a left turn, said he was briefly knocked unconscious in the 8:10 a.m. crash. The air bags deployed in Daudt's Lexus sedan and his car had to be towed as he found another way to St. Paul.
Hullermann said the wreck caused him to miss a month of work, money that he is trying to recoup from his insurance company. He said he now suffers from a slipped disk and often uses prescription opiates to help him sleep. The collision totaled his work van, causing more than $9,000 in damages. . . .
Hullermann's Facebook page indicates he is a vocal and passionate Republican who supported Daudt's opponent in the primary.
Hullermann, who is a heating and air conditioning contractor, said he did not know who Daudt was until after the collision. He said he then began researching Daudt and concluded the speaker did not fit his brand of conservatism. He then approached Duff about the car wreck to see if it would help his candidacy, but said Duff turned down his offer of help.
Hullermann has hired an attorney and is considering legal action against his insurance company.
Because Minnesota is a no-fault insurance state, a driver's own insurance company pays the first part of medical bills and lost wages. Hullermann plans on filing a claim against Daudt's insurance company for the damages not covered, including pain and suffering. If Daudt did not have enough coverage for the remaining damages, Hullermann said he would sue Daudt. . . .
Is this a prank? How many people named Beau Hullerman drive on icy roads in Itasca County? The Hullermann Facebook page mentioned in the Star Tribune doesn't seem to be accessible, but perhaps Coolican, now editor of the Minnesota Reformer, can find it.
We can't make this stuff up.
Photo: Is this Daubt's Beau? Found on Facebook.
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