Driver, 91, dies after broadside at Prior Lake intersection

Article by: PAUL WALSH , Star Tribune
Updated: June 4, 2012 - 7:11 AM

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A 91-year-old driver turned at a Prior Lake intersection and died after a broadside collision with another car, authorities said Thursday.

Florence L. Bothof, 91, of Prior Lake, was involved in the crash shortly after 5:30 p.m. Wednesday on Hwy. 13 at Franklin Trail, according to the State Patrol.

Bothof suffered injuries and then a fatal cardiac arrest related to the collision, said Patrol Lt. Craig Isaacson.

According to the patrol:

Bothof was driving her car south on Hwy. 13 and was struck while turning left onto Franklin Trail by a car driven by Cathy R. Brown, of Prior Lake. Both vehicles then banged into a third car, which was sitting at a stop sign at the intersection.

The other two drivers and a passenger in the third vehicle suffered noncritical injuries.

Paul Walsh • 612-673-4482