St. Paul crash update: Driver, 40, missed stop sign and died in collision with another vehicle, police say

A 40-year-old driver didn’t halt at a stop sign and died in a crash with another vehicle, St. Paul police said Friday of preliminary information.

Officers were called about 3:10 p.m. Thursday to the collision in the Como Park neighborhood. They found the driver and an 18-year-old passenger were unconscious, said Sgt. Mike Ernster, a St. Paul police spokesman.

Paramedics took the teen to Regions Hospital and, as of Friday morning, his injuries were believed be non-life threatening, Ernster said. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. Police have not released her name.

The 16-year-old driver and 16-year-old passenger from the other vehicle were evaluated by paramedics and not transported to the hospital, according to Ernster.

Preliminary information indicated the woman was driving a sedan east on Orange Avenue and the 16-year-old was driving a sport-utility vehicle north on Maywood Street. Police continue to investigate.

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