Patrol: Victim ID'd In Rochester Crash; Wasn't Wearing Seat Belt
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- The Minnesota State Patrol has identified the deceased victim in a Rochester crash.
The State Patrol says the crash happened Thursday near the intersection of County Road 8 Southwest and Highway 30, just south of Rochester.
Sgt. Troy Christenson said the motorist failed to stop at a stop sign and crashed into the back of the semi and suffered fatal injuries.
On Friday, the victim was identified as 20-year-old Amelia Joanne Speltz of Altura, Minnesota. The state patrol says she was not wearing a seat belt.
The driver of the semi, identified as 50-year-old Marlon Thomas Davis of St. James, Mnnesota, was not hurt.