Name released in Tuesday’s fatal crash
STORDEN — The woman killed in a fatal crash Tuesday on Minnesota 30 has been identified as Vanessa L. Vaj, 37, of Walnut Grove, according to information released by the Minnesota State Patrol.
STORDEN — The woman killed in a fatal crash Tuesday on Minnesota 30 has been identified as Vanessa L. Vaj, 37, of Walnut Grove, according to information released by the Minnesota State Patrol.
The head-on crash took place on the icy highway just east of Storden near mile marker 65, when a 1995 Toyota Corolla, headed westbound and driven by Vaj, collided with an eastbound 1998 International semi-truck driven by Lonnie Edwards, 51, of Heron Lake. The collision took place in the eastbound lane, the Minnesota State Patrol report states.
Edwards, who was wearing his seatbelt at the time of the crash, had no apparent injuries.
Damage to the semi was severe. Minnesota 30 was shut down for approximately four hours after the crash while emergency response personnel and authorities dealt with the crash.
The Cottonwood County Sheriff’s Office assisted the Minnesota State Patrol at the scene.
Tags: news, fatal, accident, name, release
More from around the web
RSS Feeds