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CBS News
4 days ago
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Woman struck, killed by 2 vehicles after exiting her own following crash near Winona, state patrol says
A 72-year-old woman was struck by two vehicles and killed early Thursday morning outside of Winona, Minnesota, after she crashed her vehicle into a ditch and stepped out onto the roadway. The Minnesota State Patrol says it happened at about 4:40 a.m. on Highway 61 and County Road 7 near LaMoille, about 10 miles southeast of Winona. The victim, from Winona, was travelling eastbound on the county road when she "crashed into a ditch" east of the highway's northbound lanes. She then got out of her vehicle, walked across the highway and was hit by a pick-up truck. Soon after, she was "struck again by another vehicle," the state patrol said. The driver of the pick-up, a 44-year-old Winona man, stopped at the scene and wasn't hurt. Details about the second vehicle that struck the victim weren't noted in the state patrol's report. The fatal accident is still under investigation, and the state patrol said alcohol wasn't a factor. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety says as of Thursday, there have been 191 traffic-related deaths in the state this year.
CBS News
6 days ago
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82-year-old Le Sueur man killed in UTV crash, sheriff says
An 82-year-old man was killed in a UTV crash on Tuesday afternoon in southern Minnesota. Le Sueur County Sheriff Brett Mason says it happened at about 4 p.m. in Sharon Township, located about 60 miles southwest of Minneapolis. The victim, from Le Sueur, was driving eastbound on Le Sueur Creek Road in a side-by-side when he collided with a sedan traveling southbound on County Road 15. The man was "ejected from the side-by-side," Mason said, and was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. The driver of the sedan, a 16-year-old girl, was not hurt in the crash. Mason says his office is still investigating with the assistance of the Minnesota State Patrol. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety says as of Tuesday, there have been 184 traffic deaths in the state.
CBS News
17-07-2025
- CBS News
Woman fatally ejected in Cottage Grove crash was unbelted, state patrol says
A 43-year-old woman was killed late Wednesday afternoon in a crash in the east Twin Cities metro, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. It happened just after 4:30 p.m. in Cottage Grove at Highway 61 and Kingsborough Trail, just north of the Mississippi River. The state patrol says the victim, from Hastings, wasn't wearing a seat belt when her southbound SUV collided with a sedan at the intersection. The crash caused the SUV to roll, ejecting the victim. The driver of the sedan, a 22-year-old Cottage Grove woman, was not hurt. The state patrol is still investigating, and says alcohol wasn't a factor in this crash. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety says as of Wednesday, there have been 177 traffic deaths in the state.
