Northfield woman identified as driver killed in collision with a FedEx truck

The 82-year-old driver apparently crossed the centerline near Northfield.

September 12, 2022 at 2:04PM

Carol A. James, 82, of Northfield has been identified as the driver killed last week in a collision with a FedEx truck near Northfield, the Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office said.

James was traveling on Foliage Avenue north of W. 307th Street in Greenvale Township about 2:30 p.m. Sept. 6 when she crossed the centerline and collided with the northbound semitrailer truck, authorities said.

The FedEx driver, Brian Moreland, 44, of White Bear Lake survived.

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