Watch CBS News

Patrol: Car Hits Portable Message Board In Fatal Accident

ANOKA COUNTY, Minn. (WCCO) -- The state patrol is investigating a fatal one-car accident in Anoka County after it crashed into a portable message board on the passenger's side.

Passenger Peggy Koecher, 48, of Stacy, Minn., died after the car veered off the right side of the road around 7 p.m. on Tuesday while traveling northbound on I-35W at County Road 14.

The car collided with the message board on the passenger's side, killing Koecher. The driver, Rebecca Koecher, 22, of Hopkins, Minn., suffered no apparent injuries.

 

View CBS News In
CBS News App Open
Chrome Safari Continue
Be the first to know
Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.