Red Wing woman dies in western Wisconsin crash

Her vehicle left the road on a curve and hit a tree this past weekend.

October 23, 2023 at 12:47PM
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Brianna Beck (Walsh, Paul/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

A woman from Red Wing died over the weekend in a single-vehicle crash in western Wisconsin, officials said.

The wreck occurred about 9:20 p.m. Saturday on County Hwy. S. in the Town of Anson, the Chippewa County Sheriff's Office said.

Brianna L. Beck, 21, was speeding, left the highway at a curve and hit a large tree, the Sheriff's Office said.

Emergency responders arrived and rendered aid, but Beck died at the scene.

Beck graduated in 2021 from Red Wing High School, where she played hockey, before attending the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.

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