ELK RIVER, Minn. - The State Patrol says a man was killed and a woman severely injured in a car crash Sunday morning in Elk River.
The crash happened just after 10 a.m. at the intersection of Highway 10 and Main Street.
The State Patrol says a 92-year-old man, Raymond Wallace Christensen of Elk River, was driving the wrong way in the westbound lane of Highway 10 when he struck a Chevrolet Equinox headed west.
Christensen was killed in the crash, according to the state patrol.
The driver of the other vehicle, 32-year-old Marie Rose Nikle of Big Lake, suffered life-threatening injuries.
Troopers closed the highway for several hours during their investigation.
A GoFundMe has been set up to help Nikle with medical and recovery costs.
