A 74-year-old woman from Virginia, Minn., was fatally injured just before 5 a.m. Thursday when the driver of the car she was in swerved to miss a deer on a St. Louis County road and hit a tree, authorities said.
When first responders arrived to the scene in Side Lake, Minn., they found the driver, a 53-year-old Hibbing man, injured, according to the Sheriff's Office.
He lost control of the car when he swerved to miss a deer in the road. The car then left the road and struck a tree. His passenger was taken to a hospital, where she died.
The identities of the driver and passenger are being withheld pending notification of family, the Sheriff's Office said.
More from Star Tribune
More from Star Tribune
More from Star Tribune
More from Star Tribune
More from Star Tribune
More from Star Tribune
More from Star Tribune
More From Star Tribune
More From Local
Local
U of M's interim president meets with pro-Palestinian protest leaders
Jeff Ettinger later sent an email to the groups noting a 'shared understanding' the encampment would be removed, but organizers disagreed and said it would continue.
Local
Thou shalt not blend church and state, new Minnesota jail is told
Residents on tours who discovered religious quotes lining cellblock walls of the Grand Rapids facility allege First Amendment violation.
Minneapolis
Lakewood Cemetery in Minneapolis opens new Welcome Center
The cemetery celebrated the grand opening its new 25,000-square-foot structure.
Local
Lawsuit asks judge to appoint special master to oversee city of Minneapolis violence prevention office
The civil suit says the Neighborhood Safety Office fails to follow proper accounting practices.
Local
FBI agent reveals how the agency's massive fraud investigation began in Feeding Our Future trial
An FBI agent was the second person to testify this week in the trial for seven defendants with ties to Feeding Our Future.