A 26-year-old woman died after she crashed a car into a concrete wall following a brief pursuit by the State Patrol early Sunday on Interstate 94 in St. Paul.
Woman dies after brief pursuit by State Patrol in St. Paul
Ahayna Elizabeth Sanders, 26, was identified as the driver who crashed into a concrete wall. She died and two passengers were hospitalized.
The patrol identified the woman as Ahayna Elizabeth Sanders.
Two passengers were taken to Regions Hospital: a 41-year-old man with life-threatening injuries and another 26-year-old woman with injuries that were not life-threatening.
A trooper saw a Dodge Avenger speeding eastbound on I-94 at Hamline Avenue about 2 a.m., according to a State Patrol report. The car did not stop when the trooper activated his lights and sirens to try to make a traffic stop.
The trooper stopped pursuing the vehicle when it exited at Marion Street, where the Dodge sped through an intersection and hit a concrete wall, according to the report.
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