Roseau Woman Jailed After Fatal Highway 11 Crash
Roseau County (trfnews.i234.me) – One woman was killed Friday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash on Highway 11 east of Roseau, Minnesota.
The crash happened at about 3:28 p.m. Friday in Spruce Township, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.
Investigators say a Ford F-250 was traveling east on Highway 11. A Kia Sorento was traveling west on the same highway.
The two vehicles collided on Highway 11 in Roseau County. The road was listed as dry at the time of the crash.
Baudette Woman Killed
The driver of the Kia Sorento was identified as 82-year-old Barbara Lee Welberg of Baudette, Minnesota.
Welberg suffered fatal injuries in the crash. The State Patrol report says she was wearing a seat belt.
The driver of the Ford F-250 was identified as 43-year-old Shauna Rae Dokken of Roseau, Minnesota.
Dokken suffered non-life-threatening injuries. She was taken to LifeCare Medical Center after the crash.
Possible Charges Listed
As of Saturday morning, the public State Patrol report listed alcohol as not suspected for either driver.
However, Dokken was listed in custody at the Roseau County Jail on possible pending charges.
Those possible charges include operating a motor vehicle under the influence of a controlled substance.
Another listed possible charge is first-degree driving while impaired within three years of a prior incident.
A third possible charge is criminal vehicular homicide while operating a vehicle in a grossly negligent manner.
Authorities have not released what controlled substance may be involved.
No formal complaint was available at the time of this report. More details are expected if charges are filed in court.
The Roseau County Sheriff’s Office, Roseau Police Department, Roseau Fire, and Roseau EMS assisted at the scene.
This remains an active case. Additional information may be released after court filings are completed.
I’m Chris Harper reporting for TRF News.
Prayers too all involved🙏💕
Yes prayers
Let her sit there this time! Ya let her go on her other DUIs and she didn’t learn! This time she killed a dear friend to many and bonus gramma to my kid!
My thoughts and prayers for all🙌😪
Prayers 🙏🏻♥️🙏🏻♥️
I was going to my friends house who lives in salol and saw it..such a bad incident..
So very sad🙏🙏
That’s so 😔 sad.. prayers for all
Prayers to the family that lost a mother, grandmother etc. Sad that this happen could have been prevented
How many times has she been in and out of jail lately? ALOT. And now she’s killed someone. Our judicial system up here is ridiculous. Prayers to the family, that their family member was killed.
Prayers to Barb’s family and Jerry. Barb was a wonderful precious lady. Judy
She was given too many chances!!! 😡
Shocking news. Sympathy to all her family. She was a sweet person.
She’s got too much blood in her alcohol stream.
Feeling so sad for everyone involved 😔
This is shocking news. Barb was one of the sweetest women I’ve ever known. She will be greatly missed.
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Sending prayers to Barbs family!
All my prayers are with barbs family 💔 she was a fantastic lady
Prayers to Barb’s family and friends. She was a wonderful lady. I will miss her smile! Heaven gained another beautiful soul!
Put her up against the brick wall and save the money
May I ask who was killed
She should be in jail for life for what she did very sad 😢 and I feel so bad that another lady got killed because of her careless and reckless actions on a highway
Not just a car wreck but a straight up train wreck.
Barbara Welberg was a very loving woman she will be missed
She gunna get 6 years too like that dui guy that killed a kid? 6 years for a child is ridiculous. This is barely news worthy in ND. Slap on thr wrist and she will be out just like him.