The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating a fatal wrong-way crash that occurred on the evening of February 22, 2025, in Oakport Township near Moorhead, Minnesota. A 28-year-old man was driving a Toyota Tundra northbound in the southbound lane of Highway 75 when he collided head-on with a Jeep Compass, resulting in the death of the 43-year-old female driver from Ennis, Texas. The driver of the Toyota did not sustain any injuries in the crash.
Alcohol is suspected to have been a factor in the collision, although no further details have been provided at this time. The state patrol is expected to release the identity of the deceased driver on Sunday night.
Oakport Township is located approximately seven miles north of Moorhead, near the Minnesota-North Dakota border. The investigation into the crash is ongoing, and more information may be released as it becomes available.
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