A Worthington woman died as the result of a crash Friday afternoon on Interstate 90.
According to the Minnesota State Patrol, a 2011 Chevrolet Equinox operated by Christie Lee Eichner, 75, of Worthington was eastbound on I-90 and stopped in the lane. A 2023 Dodge Ram pickup was also eastbound and operated by Elly Jo Bibby Wagner, 45, of Redfield, S.D. The vehicles collided near milepost 45; the crash was reported at 1:12 p.m. Friday.
Eichner, who the State Patrol said was not wearing a seatbelt, was transported to Sanford Worthington Medical Center, where she died. Wagner as well as two juvenile passengers in her vehicle were unhurt,
The Worthington Police and Fire Departments, Sanford Ambulance and Nobles County Sheriff’s Office all assisted at the scene.
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