WINONA, Minn. — A pedestrian was struck at a busy Winona crossroads and taken 37 miles to a LaCrosse hospital. Gean Beatrice Bennett, 29, of Burnsville, suffered non-life threatening, according to first-responders. The accident was about 10:50 p.m. at U.S. Highways 61 and 14. The driver, Carol Ann Beardsley, 68, of Minnesota City, was unhurt. Police said she was headed north toward Minnesota City in a 2014 Chevrolet Malibu. Road conditions were dry.
Dangerous place to be
The intersection is Winona’s most dangerous for pedestrians. Foot traffic bis heavy between Maplewood Townhomes and a Kwik Trip convenience store. Pedestrians need to cross a minimum of four through-traffic lanes plus four turn lanes. Although there are stop-and-go lights, the narrowing and widening of lanes is problematic for motorists and complicated further by the nearby Cottonwood Drive corner into Kwik Trip and Pizza Ranch