Crime & Safety
UPDATE: One Reported Dead, Three Injured in Accident on Highway 13
The Minnesota State Patrol has released the name of the woman killed in yesterday's crash at the intersection of Highway 13 and Dakota Avenue.
A broadside crash on the west side of Savage has left one person dead.
Maria M. Mendez, 68, was killed yesterday during a crash on Highway 13, about half a mile west of downtown Savage.
According to the Minnesota State Patrol, the crash occurred shortly after the tow truck made a left turn off of westbound Highway 13 onto Dakota Avenue South. The left turn lane at that intersection is regulated by a yield sign. The tow truck was hit broadside by a 2010 Kia Soul, which was traveling east on Highway 13.
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According to the state patrol, the driver of the tow truck failed to yield.
The driver of the Kia, 16-year-old Jacqueline A. Levventre, sustained non-life-threatening injuries, as did passengers Jose A. Mendez, 68, and Mercedes E. Jaime-Levvintre, 46, of Burnsville.
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Robert M. McGinley, 37, driver of the tow truck, was not injured.
Editor's Note: This story has been corrected. In previous iterations of this post, Patch mistakenly reversed the positions of the two vehicles involved. Patch sincerely regrets the error.
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