Authorities ID 6 who died in wrong-way crash on I-90 in SE Minnesota
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Updated 4:55 p.m. | Posted 8:07 a.m.
Authorities have identified the six people who died early Friday in a fiery wrong-way crash on Interstate 90 in southeast Minnesota.
The Minnesota State Patrol said it’s the deadliest crash on Minnesota roads since six people died in a crash near Cambridge in 2010.
The Patrol reported that Friday's crash happened just after 1:30 a.m. near the Eyota exit, about 10 miles southeast of Rochester, Minn.
Moments after a 911 caller reported a wrong-way driver, authorities received a report of a crash.
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"Preliminary reports indicate a driver of a Ford Focus was going the wrong way, heading eastbound in the westbound lanes, when it struck a 2005 Chrysler Sebring heading westbound," the State Patrol said in a news release.
One of the cars caught fire. Three people were in each vehicle; all six died at the scene.
The State Patrol identified the driver of the Sebring as Christopher Michael Peterson, 26, of Rochester. His passengers were Ester Linda Peters, 47, of Rochester, and Shayla Jean Peterson, 26, of Paynesville, Minn.
The driver of the Focus was Sheila Eagle, 54, of Waukesha, Wis. Her passengers were Tamara Lynn Eagle, 29, and Nyobee Eagle Richardson, 11, both also of Waukesha, the agency said.
State Patrol Lt. Heath Dienger said at a Friday afternoon news conference that investigators are trying to find out where the wrong-way driver got on the interstate.
Troopers will conduct a crash reconstruction to further investigate the incident.
The interstate was closed for several hours after the crash.