An 84-year-old Anoka woman was killed Thursday in a car crash near the intersection of Coon Rapids Boulevard Extension and Coon Rapids Boulevard.
The woman, driving east on Coon Rapids Boulevard in a Mercury Cougar, crossed the center median into oncoming traffic, colliding with a minivan, according to the Anoka County Sheriff's Office. The crash occurred about 3 p.m. The woman was taken to the hospital, where she died.
The minivan's driver, a 61-year-old woman from Coon Rapids, was hospitalized with serious but non-life threatening injuries. The crash is being investigated.
Mary Lynn Smith
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