93-year-old dies in Scott County wrong-way crash

By KSTP

A deadly head-on crash happened in Belle Plaine Township early Monday afternoon around 12:52 p.m., the Minnesota State Patrol says.

The state patrol incident report says that a Chevy Equinox was driving in the wrong direction on Highway 169—going south in northbound lanes—when it collided head-on with a Chevy Silverado.

The driver of the Chevy Equinox, a 93-year-old Belle Plaine woman, died as a result of the crash.

The 38-year-old driver of the Silverado sustained non-life-threatening injuries.

The woman was identified on Tuesday by the Minnesota State Patrol as Irene Isabell Castor.