Section of westbound I-694 back open in Arden Hills after fatal crash

Authorities say a section of westbound I-694 between U.S. 10 and North Snelling and Hamline avenues in Arden Hills is back open after a fatal crash Friday morning.

According to the Minnesota Department of Transportation, the closure lasted until just before noon Friday, and a Minnesota State Patrol crash report states that the crash happened at around 8:45 a.m.

Officials say a Chevrolet Equinox was headed west in the right lane of I-694, approaching Snelling Avenue, when it swerved to the left shoulder and overcorrected, causing it to spin out.

The Equinox crossed through the ditch and hit a Chevrolet Malibu that was turning onto westbound I-694 from northbound Snelling Avenue. The collision forced the Malibu sideways into the left lane of I-694.

Meanwhile, a Freightliner Cascadia semi was headed west on I-694 and hit the driver’s side door of the Malibu, the crash report adds.

The report lists two people in their 70s from New Brighton as the occupants of the Malibu and says the drivers of the Equinox and the semi were taken to a hospital with injuries that aren’t considered life-threatening.

Additionally, it notes that the driver of the Equinox may have been under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash and was booked into jail later in the day.

More details are expected to be released at a later time.