Wisconsin woman killed, Twin Cities woman seriously hurt in Chisago City head-on crash, state patrol says
Two women were involved in a deadly head-on crash Tuesday night in Chisago City, Minnesota.
The Minnesota State Patrol says it happened on Highway 8 and 270th Street just after 8:30 p.m.
Seventy-five-year-old Rebecca Freedom, of St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin, crossed the center line while traveling east on the highway in a pickup truck, the state patrol says.
She collided with a westbound SUV driven by 65-year-old Jane Ogbonne Martins, of Eagan, Minnesota.
Freedom was pronounced dead at the scene, and Martins suffered life-threatening injuries.
The state patrol says alcohol wasn't involved and both women were wearing their seat belts.
The crash is still under investigation.
