A three-car crash on the northwestern edge of the Twin Cities metro area Sunday morning on Interstate 94 killed one person whose vehicle was pushed into a piece of parked construction equipment, authorities said.

The wreck occurred about 9:15 a.m. on eastbound I-94 near the Crow River and Hwy. 101, according to the State Patrol.

Megan Hinchliff, 24, of St. Michael, who was driving a Pontiac G6, was killed, the patrol said.

The other drivers, Larissa M. Bohler, 17, of St. Michael, and Craig A. Heckman, 42, of Clearwater, Minn., were not hurt, the patrol said.

A substantial backup on the interstate near Rogers lasted through the morning.

According to the patrol:

Bohler spun out in her Toyota, prompting Heckman's Buick to strike the Pontiac G6.

The Pontiac then left the road and "struck a stationary piece of construction equipment on the right side of the road," a patrol statement read.

The patrol described the interstate as icy at the time of the crash but has yet to say that contributed to Bohler losing control of her car.

Paul Walsh • 612-673-4482