Miranda Nicole Castro Death, The fatal crash on Monday morning in Meeker County may have been influenced by the snowy and icy roads, according to a Minnesota State Patrol crash report. The incident occurred around 7:30 a.m. on Highway 12 in Litchfield Township.
A semi-truck traveling eastbound collided with a westbound Jeep Grand Cherokee near mile marker 95, resulting in the death of the Jeep’s driver, 26-year-old Miranda Nicole Castro. The report mentioned that Castro was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash, while the semi-truck driver escaped unharmed.
Although the cause of the crash is still being investigated, the report highlighted that road conditions were less than ideal due to recent snow and rainfall.