MINNEAPOLIS — Police say a woman was killed in a car crash Saturday night in the area of Highway 55 and Penn Ave. in Minneapolis.
The woman was driving an SUV when she went off the road, struck a fire hydrant and then hit a tree.
The crash was reported at 9:17 p.m. Saturday. Officers located the SUV with the dead woman inside. Police believe the woman was in her 30s. She was the lone occupant.
Police believe speed may have been a factor in the crash.
The woman's identity will be released after an autopsy by the medical examiner.
