State Patrol seeks driver of semi that struck, seriously injured Becker County pedestrian

Woman, 42, injured walking along northern Minnesota highway

Nov 15, 20210

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The Minnesota State Patrol is searching for the driver of a semi that struck and seriously injured a pedestrian in Becker County.

The Minnesota State Patrol is searching for the driver of a semitrailer truck that struck a pedestrian in northern Minnesota on Thursday, leaving her with life-threatening injuries.

The semi hit Heather Anne Pihlaja, 42, of Frazee, Minn., in "snow-ice" road conditions at 7:15 p.m. Thursday on Hwy. 34 near 385th Avenue in Height of Land Township in Becker County, according to the State Patrol.

Investigators identified the truck as a white VNL 64 Volvo pulling a flatbed trailer and carrying a load covered with a tarp.

https://www.startribune.com/state-patrol-seeks-driver-of-semi-that-struck-seriously-injured-becker-county-pedestrian/600116740/