Fatal crash in Big Lake closes westbound Highway 10 for several hours
BIG LAKE, Minn. — A fatal crash in the northwest metro closed a portion of Highway 10 for several hours Wednesday morning.
According to the Minnesota State Patrol, the crash happened around 7:40 a.m. near Big Lake. A Ford Fusion traveling westbound on the highway collided with a Nissan Altima that was trying to cross the intersection at 172nd Street Northwest.
The 40-year-old Big Lake woman who was driving the Nissan died, state patrol said. The driver of the Ford, a 25-year-old man from Elk River, suffered non-life threatening injuries.
Westbound Highway 10 was closed until around 11 a.m.
