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.

December 3, 2023 at 5:15PM

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.

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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