Catherine Regina Caron Death – A 68-year-old woman died in a three-vehicle crash on Highway 55 in Plymouth on Tuesday. The Minnesota State Patrol says the collision happened around 2:20 p.m. in the eastbound lanes of the highway at Industrial Park Boulevard.
A Ram pickup truck and Toyota Camry were being driven eastbound on Highway 55 when they were in a collision with a Honda Pilot heading northbound across Industrial Park Drive.
The driver of the Honda, Catherine Regina Caron, of Plymouth, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the Toyota, a 49-year-old Hopkins man, was taken to Hennepin County Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the Ram was not injured.
The Toyota is seen on Minnesota Department of Transportation traffic cameras catching fire immediately after the crash. Everyone involved was wearing their seatbelts at the time of the crash. Road conditions were dry, according to the crash report.
WCCO reports a driver was arrested at the scene for suspicion of criminal vehicular operation. The crash remains under investigation.