Woman dies in Interstate 35W crash

Updated: 6:25 p.m. | Posted: 2:20 p.m.

A 19-year-old woman died in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 35W in Burnsville, Minn., on Saturday morning.

The Minnesota State Patrol reported that Kayli Kim Thompson of Burnsville was a passenger in a Ford Fusion that was traveling south on the freeway near Burnsville Parkway at about 7:20 a.m.

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The Patrol said the vehicle went off the road to the right, hit a noise barrier and came to rest in the ditch.

The Patrol reported that the driver of the car, a 20-year-old man from Prior Lake, suffered injuries that were not life-threatening.

Fatal crash near Rochester

A 21-year-old Stewartville, Minn., man died late Friday in a motorcycle crash in Mower County.

The Patrol reported the crash happened at about 10 p.m. in Racine Township, about 15 miles south of Rochester.

The motorcycle left a county highway and hit a driveway. The Patrol said road conditions were wet at the time of the crash.

The man's name was not released as of Saturday evening.