State Patrol: Alcohol-Speed-No Seatbelt Contributed to Fatality
St. Paul, MN (KROC-AM News) - The State Patrol has identified the victim of a fatal traffic crash that occurred early Sunday.
The State Patrol says the deadly incident included a combination of nearly all of the top contributing factors to deaths on Minnesota roadways.
The victim, 38-year-old Tricia Lynn Pegues, was alone in her car when the crash was reported around 2:50 AM. According to the State Patrol, she was traveling east at a high rate of speed on I-94 in St. Paul when she lost control of the vehicle and it rolled in an area just south of the State Capitol.
Besides speeding, the crash report also states that alcohol was involved and the Minneapolis woman was not using a seatbelt.
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