Wisconsin Woman Hit By Vehicle After Getting Stuck In Snow Drift

EDITOR'S NOTE: WCCO incorrectly reported Thursday evening that the victim in this crash was killed. We apologize for this error.

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- A 71-year-old Wisconsin woman was hit by a vehicle early Thursday morning after getting out of her own on a highway after it got stuck in a snow drift.

The Barron County Sheriff's office says it happened at about 5:19 a.m. near the Holiday Gas Station on Highway P, just north of Almena.

Victim Lolita Kohler was taken to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries. A 20-year-old woman from Turtle Lake was driving the vehicle that struck her.

Investigators says drifting snow and poor road conditions were factors in the crash.