St. Croix Car Crash Leaves 1 Dead, and 2 Injured

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St. Croix Car Crash Leaves 1 Dead, and 2 Injured

Sunday police were notified to travel to Northside Road in the vicinity of Blues’ Barbecue Bar & Grill to investigate a two-vehicle collision. Upon arrival on the scene, police observed both vehicles in the northwest-bound lane in a head-on collision, according to press release.

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