Passenger in car with suspected drunken driver killed in crash in Elk River
A woman who was riding in a car with a suspected drunken driver died in a two-vehicle crash Friday afternoon in Elk River, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.
A crash report states a BMW X6 was headed east on Highway 10 around 3:40 p.m. when it collided with a Kia Soul that was making a left turn across the highway onto Gary Street.
A passenger inside the Kia — 36-year-old Ashley Cheyenne Jones of Mountain Ranch, California — was pronounced dead at the scene. She was not wearing a seat belt.
Three people inside the BMW were taken to Mercy Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The driver of the Kia, 32-year-old Chase Bosshardt of Toquerville, Utah, was also taken to the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. He is suspected of drinking prior to the crash, according to the State Patrol.