Forest Lake, MN : High school student killed in crash with a car on Goodview Avenue on MOnday, June 27, 2016

A Forest Lake Area High School student was killed in a collision with a car today as she walking near the school.

According to the Minnesota State Patrol, Catherine Loahr, 18, of Forest Lake, was walking north on Goodview Avenue at the intersection with State Highway 97. She was struck shortly after 1 p.m. by a Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by Joyce Palme, 65, of Forest Lake, who was driving south on Goodview. Palme, who was not injured, turned from Goodview onto 97 and hit Loahr, who was crossing the highway at the time. An airlift was requested at the time of the crash, but the State Patrol has not listed a hospital that Loahr was taken to.

In a release to families and the media today, the Forest Lake Area Schools confirmed that the pedestrian was a female high school student enrolled in summer school at the district (the Forest Lake Area High School and Century Junior High School are near the site of the crash). The release expressed sympathy for the student’s family and noted that some other students may have witnessed the collision. The district offered counseling services to anyone who needed them, noting that they could call the district’s Mobile Crisis Team at 651-777-5222 and select option three. Additional staff and counselors will be available at Century Junior High tomorrow to help support students.

The crash is still under investigation. The Forest Lake Times will post more information as it becomes available.

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High school student killed in crash