A 44-year-old St. Paul woman was killed and her two passengers injured when she fell asleep and rolled her car.
According to the Minnesota State Patrol:
The accident was reported about 3:16 a.m. this morning.
Margaret Hase was driving west on Interstate 94 when she fell asleep near the Rothsay exit. The Chevy Lumina went into the median and rolled, coming to rest in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 94.
Hase and her two passengers, John Reps, 30, and her daughter, Kyrie Hase, 22, were all ejected from the vehicle.
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Kyrie Hase was taken by ambulance to Lakes Region Hospital in Fergus Falls and treated for injuries that weren't life-threatening.
Reps was taken to Sanford Hospital in Fargo with injuries that weren't life-threatening.
None of the three was wearing their seat belt. Alcohol is not believed to be a factor.
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