A two-vehicle crash at the intersection of County Road 6 and County Road 35 on the border of Albion Township and Middleville Township resulted in the death of a 68-year-old woman from Cokato on Thursday, Dec. 12.
The Wright County Sheriff’s Office was notified of the crash at 3:10 p.m. Its initial investigation indicates that a 2012 Ford F-150 pickup truck driven by Paul Urwin, 40, of Montrose was southbound on County Road 6 when it collided with a 2002 Dodge Caravan driven by Warren Gammel, 59, of Becker. There is a stop sign for westbound traffic at that intersection.
A passenger in the Dodge, Barbara Cochran of Cokato, was transported to Allina Hospital in Buffalo by ambulance, where she was pronounced dead. Cochran was wearing her seat belt at the time of the accident. Urwin and Gammel also went to the hospital for minor injuries.
Howard Lake Fire, Howard Lake Ambulance and Allina Ambulance assisted at the scene. The accident remains under investigation by the Wright County Sheriff’s Office.