Oakdale Teen Dies In Mendota Heights Crash: State Patrol

Mendota Heights MN

09 August, 2021

11:08 AM

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MENDOTA HEIGHTS, MN — An Oakdale teen was killed in a crash in Mendota Heights on Friday morning, Minnesota State Patrol said. Naejiana Derajai Smith, 17, died when her Dodge Journey drove off westbound Interstate 494 and went into a ditch before crashing into the guard rail, officials said. The vehicle then rolled onto its side and hit a pole, according to officials.