A pedestrian was struck and killed while attempting to cross a busy Interstate 494 near Bloomington Saturday evening.
According to the Minnesota State Patrol, the fatal incident occurred shortly before 9 p.m. along the eastbound lanes of I-494, west of 34th Avenue in Fort Snelling. Authorities say a woman ran across the interstate and was struck by an oncoming vehicle in the right lane.
The pedestrian, 66-year-old Cynthia Finnell, from Bloomington, was pronounced dead at the scene. It is currently unknown if alcohol or drugs were detected in her system…