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Eagan Woman, 68, Killed In Dakota County Crash

DAKOTA COUNTY, Minn. (WCCO) -- A 68-year-old Eagan woman was killed in a crash early Tuesday evening in Dakota County.

The Minnesota State Patrol says it happened at about 5:26 p.m. on Highway 3 at 280th Street, in Castle Rock Township.

A Toyota RAV4 traveling eastbound on 280th Street stopped at a stop sign at Hwy. 3, then continued on. It was then T-boned by a Ford Transit Van heading northbound on the highway.

The driver of the van -- identified as Susan Jenkins -- died. The driver of the RAV4 -- a 19-year-old Farmington woman -- survived, suffering non-life threatening injuries.

The drivers were the sole occupants of their vehicles. Investigators say alcohol was not a factor in this crash.

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