Crime & Safety

Eagan Woman Killed In Tuesday Night Crash

The crash occurred Tuesday evening in Castle Rock Township in Dakota County.

EAGAN, MN — An Eagan woman was killed in a crash Tuesday evening in Castle Rock Township in Dakota County, according to Minnesota State Patrol.

Susan Marie Jenkins, 68, was driving her 2021 Ford Transit Van northbound on Highway 3 at around 5:30 Tuesday evening when she t-boned a 2013 Toyota Rav4, MSP said. The RAV4 was driving eastbound on 280th St and continued into the intersection after stopping at a stop sign, officials said.

After the crash, both cars came to a rest in snowbanks northeast of the site of the crash, MSP said.

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Jenkins appears to have been pronounced dead at the scene, as she was not taken to any healthcare facilities. The driver of the RAV4 sustained non-life threatening injuries, MSP said.

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