Crime & Safety
97-year-old Woman Identified as Saturday Crash Victim
Margaret Ida Bauer was in the backseat of a sedan involved in the crash.
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified a 97-year-old Victoria woman as the victim in a fatal St. Louis Park crash Saturday afternoon.
Margaret Ida Bauer died from “multiple blunt force injuries” as a result of the crash, which happened at 3:24 p.m. at Highway 7 and Texas Avenue, the examiner’s office announced Sunday afternoon.
The crash began when a four-door sedan rear-ended an SUV and set off a chain reaction of crashes involving five cars. Police said just after the crash that Bauer was in the backseat of the sedan.
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St. Louis Park police continue to investigate the incident.
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