Woman dies in Eden Prairie crash that closed Hwy. 101

A 36-year-old Minnetonka man was seriously hurt, the State Patrol said

August 10, 2018 at 1:31AM

A 23-year-old Edina woman was killed Wednesday night when the 2006 Honda Civic she was driving veered across the centerline and struck an oncoming pickup truck on Hwy. 101 in Eden Prairie.

Ivania E. Batres died at the scene of the crash.

The driver of the pickup truck, Joe Ryan Stephens, 36, of Minnetonka, was taken to Hennepin County Medical Center with life-threatening injuries, the State Patrol said.

Both drivers were wearing seat belts, the patrol said.

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