Minneapolis, MN
39-year-old Minneapolis woman dies after single-vehicle crash
LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — A woman from Minneapolis is dead after a single-vehicle crash on U.S. 95 south of Mile Marker 69 in Nye County.
The preliminary investigation revealed that on May 26, at about 7:30 a.m., the Nevada State Police responded to a crash on U.S. 95 south of Mile Marker 69 in Nye County.
Upon arrival, it was determined that a 2009 silver Honda two-door sedan was traveling southbound on U.S. 95. The driver of the Honda failed to maintain the travel lane and entered the dirt shoulder on the west side of U.S. 95.
NSP said the driver over-corrected, reentered the roadway, and rotated counterclockwise, then entered the dirt shoulder on the east side of U.S. 95, went airborne, struck a fence, and overturned.
Police said the passenger of the vehicle was ejected.
The passenger, Cassandra Jeannine Bjork, a 39-year-old woman from Minneapolis, Minnesota, succumbed to injuries sustained in the crash and was pronounced dead on-scene.
This marks the Nevada State Police Highway Patrol – Southern Command’s 34th fatal crash for 2023, resulting in 38 fatalities.