A Worthington, Minn., woman was killed Friday when her vehicle was rear-ended on Interstate 90 outside Worthington.
According to the State Patrol, 75-year-old Christie Lee Eichner was killed shortly after 1 p.m. when a pickup truck hit her SUV while she was stopped in a lane on I-90. The accident at 1:12 p.m. Friday.
The pickup driver was a 45-year-old woman from Redfield. S.D., who had her two teens in the vehicle. None of them were injured in the crash.
Eichner was taken to Worthington Hospital, where she died of her injuries. Authorities said she was not wearing her seatbelt during the crash. Alcohol was not believed to be a factor in the crash.
