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Benton Co. Sheriff: Woman Dead, Man Hospitalized After Crash

/ CBS Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A woman is dead and a man is seriously injured after the man allegedly sped through a stop sign and struck the woman's vehicle in central Minnesota Saturday morning.

According to the Benton County Sheriff's Office, the crash occurred at County Road 2 and County Road 78 in Graham Township around 9 a.m.

The sheriff said a Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by 69-year-old David Carl Wiborg was traveling northbound on County Road 78. Wiborg failed to yield to the stop sign and struck a Kia Soul driven by 50-year-old Dana Marie Backstrom.

Backstrom was pronounced dead at the scene, the sheriff said. Wiborg was hospitalized with serious injuries.

According to the sheriff, Wiborg may have been speeding.

First published on February 18, 2017 / 3:39 PM CST

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