An Estherville teenager was killed Thursday morning when her car collided with a semi in Palo Alto County. The Highway Patrol says the crash killed 18-year-old Deborah Weideman lost control of her Chevy Impala on Highway 4 when she lost control on a patch of black ice, crossed the center line and hit a semi head-on.
Weideman was transported to the Palo Alto County Hospital where she was pronounced dead. The truck driver, 45-year-old Todd Travis of Mallard, was hospitalized, but his condition wasn’t released.
By Ed Funston, KILR, Estherville