Crime & Safety

Cottage Grove Man Killed In Stillwater Township Crash

The head-on collision happened north of Highway 36 Friday night.

STILLWATER TOWNSHIP, MN — A 31-year-old man is dead after a head-on crash in the east metro Friday night. On July 6 just before 7:30 p.m. the Washington County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a crash on Manning Ave North, about 4 miles north of Highway 36 in Stillwater Township.

A Cottage Grove man was transported to Regions Hospital where he was pronounced dead. The other driver, a 29-year-old Lindstrom woman, was also transported to Regions Hospital and is in "unknown condition," authorities said.

The two drivers were the only people involved, according to police. Their identities are being withheld until family is notified.

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The Washington County Sheriff’s Office and the Minnesota State Patrol are investigating the cause of the crash.

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