By Melissa Turtinen from Fox 9 News • April 7, 2022

An 83-year-old woman was killed in a crash in northern Minnesota Wednesday morning. 

The Minnesota State Patrol's report says the 56-year-old driver of a Chevy Silverado was traveling north on Highway 371 in Backus at 7:36 a.m. on April 6 when he crossed into the southbound lane of traffic, hitting a Ford Escape. 

Susan Ann Bye-Elyea of Backus was a passenger in the Ford Escape and was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Ford, 86-year-old Leo Donald Elyea, suffered life-threatening injuries and was taken to North Memorial Hospital in the Twin Cities. 

The driver of the Chevy pickup suffered non-life-threatening injuries, as did his 26-year-old passenger. They were both taken to St. Joseph's Medical Center. 

The State Patrol's report listed the road condition as "snow/ice."

Backus is in Cass County, about 41 miles north of Brainerd. 

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