1 dead, 1 arrested for DWI in Clay County crash

Cory Knudsen KSTP
Updated: February 24, 2025 - 2:01 AM
Published: February 23, 2025 - 3:30 AM

One person is dead and another has been arrested for DWI after a crash in Clay County.

The Minnesota State Patrol said troopers responded to a two-vehicle crash near the 3000 block of Highway 75 in Oakport Township just before 7 p.m. on Saturday.

The incident report says a Toyota Tundra was going north in the southbound lane of Highway 75 when it collided with a Jeep Compass.

As a result of the crash, the driver of the Jeep, 43-year-old Jennifer Elizabeth Watson, of Ennis, Texas, died.

The driver of the Toyota did not sustain any injuries in the crash and was arrested for suspicion of DWI.