Woman Fatally Struck After Crashing, Walking on Highway Near Winona

Jul 24

A 72-year-old woman was struck and killed early Thursday morning after getting out of her crashed vehicle and walking across a highway in Winona County, the State Patrol says.

The crash was first reported around 4:40 a.m. on July 24 on southbound Highway 61 near County Road 7 in Richmond Township.

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Initial information indicates that a passenger car was eastbound on County Road 7 when the driver crossed over Highway 61 and left the roadway, landing in a ditch along the northbound lanes.

The driver of that car, identified as Lois Irene Davis, of Winona, reportedly exited the vehicle and attempted to walk west across the highway. As she entered the left southbound lane, she was hit by a driver who had the right of way, the Patrol said. That driver, a 44-year-old man from Winona, stopped at the scene and was not injured.

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Davis was struck a second time by another southbound vehicle and was later pronounced dead at the scene. The State Patrol noted that alcohol was not involved for either party.

The highway was wet at the time and the crash remains under investigation by the Minnesota State Patrol, with assistance from the Winona County Sheriff’s Office and Winona Police Department.

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