Occupant Of Stranded Vehicle Struck, Killed Trying To Get Help

RAINY LAKE, Minn. (AP) -- The Minnesota State Patrol says a woman trying to flag down help after her vehicle became disabled has been struck and killed on a northern Minnesota highway.

The patrol says 18-year-old Kimburly Lynn Loycano, of International Falls, was walking southbound on Highway 71 in Rainy Lake with other occupants of the disabled vehicle when she was struck about 10:45 p.m. Sunday.

Authorities say a 38-year-old man from Littlefork was driving the Ford Focus that hit her.

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