WINONA, Minn. — A Winona woman who died in a 70-mph crash into a concrete barrier had been threatening suicide while at the wheel and talking with police. Jasmine Katherine Brown, age 27, died apparently on impact. This was at 7:57 p.m. on Interstate 90 in Mower County about 70 miles after she had left Winona. In a morning news briefing, police gave this account:
> Several alarmed callers notified the Winona police dispatcher about 6:40 p.m. that Brown was live on Facebook and threatening suicide.
> Police pinged the location of her vehicle, made phone contact, and confirmed Brown was suicidal. Then she hung up.
> Over the county line, an Olmsted County deputy located Brown on I-90 near Stewartville, 55 from Winona.
> The deputy attempted to pull Brown to the shoulder. She sped away. Concerned about possibly jeopardizing safety, the deputy gave up the chase.
> At 7:56 p.m. Brown crashed straight into a concrete overpass abutment, apparently dying on impact. This was 70 miles from Winona and an hour after the frantic calls about her well-being to the Winona police dispatcher.