1 dead in crash on Highway 61 in Cottage Grove
COTTAGE GROVE, Minn. — The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating a deadly crash in Cottage Grove on Tuesday afternoon.
According to the crash report, an 87-year-old woman driving a 2020 Chevrolet Camaro attempted to turn left onto Highway 95 from northbound Highway 61 against a red light around 2:45 p.m. That's when a 37-year-old man driving a 2015 Dodge Ram truck traveling southbound on Highway 61 struck the Camaro.
Hazel Mitchell Johnson, the driver of the Camaro, died in the crash on the scene. She had not been wearing a seat belt, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.
The other driver suffered injuries that were not considered life-threatening.
Both drivers were from Hastings.
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