HANSKA — A Hanska woman died as a result of a two-vehicle crash involving a Mankato motorist Thursday in Brown County.
Donna Lee Steffensmeier, 75, was a passenger in one of the vehicles and was pronounced dead at the scene at the intersection of County Road 20 and 140th Avenue, according to a release from the Brown County Sheriff’s Office.
Dean Martin Steffensmeier, 76, was driving the Chevrolet Equinox west on the county road around 4:24 p.m. when the vehicle collided with a northbound Toyota 4-Runner driven by Steven Don Howard, 72, of Mankato. Howard was treated at the scene and released, the release states, while Dean Steffensmeier was flown to Mayo Clinic in Rochester for treatment.
No alcohol and drug use was suspected, according to the release. All occupants were wearing seat belts, and the crash remains under investigation.