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UPDATE: Names Released In Fatal Crash In Elk River
ELK RIVER -- Authorities have released the names of the drivers involved in a fatal crash in Elk River Sunday morning.
The Minnesota State Patrol says a pickup driven by 92-year-old Raymond Christensen from Elk River was going the wrong way on Highway 10 when he collided head-on with an SUV driven by 32-year-old Marie Nikle from Big Lake.
Christensen was pronounced dead at the scene. Nikle was taken to Mercy Hospital with life threatening injuries.
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