1 dead after truck crashes into vehicles on Hwy. 169 in Plymouth, state patrol says
PLYMOUTH, Minn. – The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating a deadly crash involving a box truck early Sunday evening on Highway 169 in Plymouth.
It happened at about 5:12 p.m. in the highway's southbound lanes, just north of Highway 55.
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MnDOT traffic camera footage shows a line of vehicles coming to a standstill in the righthand lane, which the state patrol says was due to a crash further down the highway.
The box truck is then seen traveling at a high rate of speed before it crashes into a nearly-stopped Nissan Altima. The Altima then crashes into a Chevrolet Tahoe in front of it.
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The Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office said 40-year-old Cristina Restrepo was killed in the crash.
The highway's southbound lanes were closed for several hours Sunday night.