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Next Drive: Semi driver runs red light on Hwy 65, hits SUV, killing driver

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BLAINE, Minn. -- A Coon Rapids woman was killed Monday morning when a semi driver ran a red light and struck the SUV she was driving, authorities say.

The Minnesota State Patrol said a semi truck driver was heading south on Highway 65 in Blaine when he ran a red light and hit an SUV going east on 109th Avenue Northeast.

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The 51-year-old woman driving the SUV died at the scene, the state patrol said. The semi driver, a 37-year-old East Bethel man, suffered minor injuries and was hospitalized.

Highway 65 was closed in both directions for hours during the morning commute, but has since reopened.

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