Authorities have identified the victim in a deadly crash that happened Saturday morning on the Lafayette Bridge.
St. Paul man identified as victim of fatal crash on Lafayette Bridge
Ivvie Harrell, 45, of St. Paul, died after being ejected from his 1999 GMC Yukon when it hit a concrete median barrier, authorities said.
By Chris Havens, Star Tribune
January 26, 2014 at 3:25PM
According to the Minnesota State Patrol:
Ivvie Harrell, 45, of St. Paul, died after being ejected from his 1999 GMC Yukon when it hit a concrete median barrier on the bridge, which spans the Mississippi River in St. Paul.
The crash occurred shortly after 5 a.m.
Harrell's vehicle was in the right lane headed northbound on Hwy. 52 when it went straight on a curve, hitting the concrete barrier. He was not wearing a seat belt, according to a State Patrol report, and he died at the scene. No alcohol was detected in his system.
The road conditions were icy at the time of the crash.
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