Portion of Hwy 61 in St. Paul temporarily closed after fatal crash
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A portion of northbound Highway 61 in St. Paul closed after a fatal crash Friday.
KSTP Traffic Reporter Josie Smith said the crash happened along the highway near Lower Afton Road.
The state patrol’s crash report states a GMC was speeding, traveling northbound on Highway 61 when the driver ran a red light at Lower Afton Road and hit a Ford Escape turning eastbound from southbound Highway 61.
The driver of the GMC, 45-year-old Oliver Watkins, from St. Paul, died in the crash. He was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash. The driver of the Ford Escape, 61-year-old Pamela Ann Paul, from St. Paul, was not injured in the crash.
The Minnesota State Patrol said they are investigating the fatal crash.