Inattentive Driver Causes Five Vehicle Crash

ST. CLOUD -- A Militona woman was cited for inattentive driving which caused a five vehicle crash over the weekend.

The incident happened just after 6:00 p.m. Friday at the intersection of Highway 23 and Park Avenue South in St. Cloud.

St. Cloud police say 19-year-old Cydnee Luedeke was looking at her GPS when she rear-ended a vehicle that was slowing to traffic on Highway 23, causing a chain reaction that involved three other vehicles.

74-year-old Mechthild Ellis, of Cold Spring, was in the vehicle hit by Luedeke. She was taken to St. Cloud hospital for non-life threatening injuries.

33-year-old Megan Pasnecker, of St. Cloud, was the 5th vehicle hit. She was taken to the hospital by another party for minor injuries. Her passenger, 52-year-old Donna Achong, was taken to the hospital for minor injuries.

Police say no one else was hurt.