A woman who was hit by a truck while walking her dogs in Coon Rapids has died, according to authorities and members of her family.
Michelle M. Quackenboss-Kelley, 51, of Coon Rapids, was struck about 1:40 p.m. on March 1 at the intersection of East River Road and NW. 85th Avenue. She died March 8 at HCMC, according to the Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office.
The Anoka County Sheriff's Office said Monday that a westbound truck on 85th Avenue turned left to go south on East River Road and struck Quackenboss-Kelley and her two dogs, who were headed east across East River Road on the south side of 85th Avenue.
Quackenboss-Kelley sustained a severe brain injury and numerous broken bones, the posting read, and one of her two dogs was killed.
"Shelli left the house with her two loving companions, Alli and Roscoe," according to a posting on an online fundraising campaign started by family and friends. "They made it to the end of the driveway, and when the light indicated that she could cross she made two steps with the dogs into the intersection and was struck by a box truck."
The Sheriff's Office identified the driver as Cyrus Wheaton Nimene, 45, of Brooklyn Park. He did not show signs of drug or alcohol impairment, the Sheriff's Office said.
