A driver who slowed for a crash ahead was hit from behind and killed in a chain-reaction wreck in Plymouth, officials said.
Plymouth woman dies in chain-reaction wreck Sunday
The motorist, a 40-year-old woman from Plymouth, was struck from behind as she slowed for a crash ahead. Her identity has yet to be released.
July 31, 2023 at 1:12PM
The deadly crash occurred Sunday shortly before 5:15 p.m. on Hwy. 169 just north of Hwy. 55, the State Patrol said.
According to the patrol:
Traffic was slowing on southbound Hwy. 169 because of an earlier crash ahead when a Ford utility vehicle struck a car from behind. The car then was pushed into the back of an SUV.
The motorist who died was a 40-year-old woman from Plymouth. Her identity has yet to be released.
Suffering minor injuries were:
- Utility vehicle driver Pheng Yang, 40, of Brooklyn Park.
- SUV driver Robert L. Maul, 41, of Minneapolis.
- SUV passenger Landon J. Maul, 13, of Minneapolis.
Pending are any potential charges against Yang.
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