Snow, ice factor in deadly crash near Pillager, MN
Zeke Fuhrman | Mar 27, 2018 AT 7:27 am
Pillager, MN (KFGO) - Snow and ice covered roads were a factor in a deadly crash in Cass County, Minnesota Monday evening.
The state patrol says around 5:15 p.m., a car was westbound on Highway 210 when the driver lost control, crossed the center line and was stuck by an eastbound pickup.
The car's 73-year-old passenger, Sandra Leyde, was killed. The car's 82-year-old male driver and 39-year-old male passenger were taken to the Brainerd Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. All three are from Cushing.
The pickup's 40-year-old male driver from Pillager was also taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. His two passengers, a 9-year-old and 12-year-old also from Pillager, were not hurt.
The patrol reports the road was snow and ice covered at the time of the crash.
Posted By Zeke Fuhrman
Zeke was born in Fargo, ND and raised in Staples, MN. After graduating from Staples-Motley High School in 2005, he attended the University of Northwestern-St. Paul and graduated with a degree in Electronic Media. Zeke's radio career began in Winona, MN before coming to KDLM in 2013. You can usually find him on the golf course, reading a book at his family's lake cabin or leading a rousing game of Vikingo.
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