Woman Charged in Fatal South St. Paul Crash

A 53-year-old woman faces charges after allegedly causing a head-on crash in South Saint Paul that killed her ex-husband and injured two others.

Emergency crews were called to Concord Street South and Chestnut Street in South Saint Paul on a report of a head-on collision involving a Dodge minivan and a Chevrolet truck.

Officers arrived and found the driver of the van, Bobbie Jo Puttbrese, 53, of North Saint Paul, sitting on the sidewalk. Officers noticed Puttbrese showed signs of impairment. Puttbrese took a preliminary breath test which revealed an alcohol concentration of .201, more than 2.5 times the legal limit.

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