Update: 80-Year-Old Woman Killed in Wrong-Way Crash on Hwy. 52 in Twin Cities

Inver Grove Heights, MN (MinnesotaNow)- A wrong-way driver was involved in a fatal crash on Hwy. 52 Tuesday night. 

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That’s according to the State Patrol, which says the deadly collision occurred shortly before 10 p.m.

Two vehicles were involved in the deadly crash. The drivers were the only occupants. 

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At Least One Person Killed in Wrong-Way Crash on Hwy. 52 in Inver Grove Heights

The fatal crash happened at the Hwy. 52 and 80th St. East interchange in Inver Grove Heights. 

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An SUV was traveling south in the northbound lanes of the freeway when it collided with a northbound pick-up, the state crash report says. 

The State Patrol is identifying the SUV driver as 80-year-old Phillis Lucille Deboth from Cottage Grove. 

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60-year-old Rickey Allen Braatz from Birchwood, WI was behind the wheel of the pick-up truck, the State Patrol says. 

The updated state crash report says Deboth was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash. She was not buckled up.

Braatz was taken to Regions Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The State Patrol also says alcohol was not involved in the deadly crash.

Story updated to include information from the updated state crash report. 

Correction: a previous version of this story said the fatal crash occurred Tuesday afternoon.