By Associated Press - Monday, November 4, 2019

STILLWATER, Minn. (AP) - The Minnesota State Patrol says a man standing next to his SUV on the shoulder of Interstate 94 was struck and killed east of the Twin Cities.

Authorities say 65-year-old Randy Kopesky, a Lakeland City Council member and former mayor, was pronounced dead at the scene Sunday near the St. Croix rest area in Washington County.

The 51-year-old woman who struck Kopesky was booked into the Washington County Jail.



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