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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.
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Besides speeding, the crash report also states that alcohol was involved and the Minneapolis woman was not using a seatbelt.
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