Anoka woman killed in Coon Rapids car crash

March 6, 2015 at 3:36PM

An 84-year-old Anoka woman was killed Thursday in a car crash near the intersection of Coon Rapids Boulevard Extension and Coon Rapids Boulevard.

The woman, driving east on Coon Rapids Boulevard in a Mercury Cougar, crossed the center median into oncoming traffic, colliding with a minivan, according to the Anoka County Sheriff's Office. The crash occurred about 3 p.m. The woman was taken to the hospital, where she died.

The minivan's driver, a 61-year-old woman from Coon Rapids, was hospitalized with serious but non-life threatening injuries. The crash is being investigated.

Mary Lynn Smith

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Mary Lynn Smith is a general assignment reporter for the Star Tribune. She previously covered St. Paul City Hall and Ramsey County. Before that, she worked in Duluth where she covered local and state government and business. She frequently has written about the outdoors.

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