Storm chaser Martha Lilian Llanos Rodriguez, 30, killed, three others hurt when vehicle stopped due to downed power lines is hit by semi-truck on I-90 near Worthington, Minnesota

Modified Date: 
Thu, 05/12/2022 - 4:06pm
Accident Date: 
Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Storm chasers face host of dangers beyond severe weather

The car's driver, Diego Campos, told the Minneapolis Star Tribune that he and Rodriguez and two other weather experts had been chasing violent weather and were hit after he stopped for downed power lines on the road.

Storm chaser dies in southwest Minnesota crash, the fourth storm chaser death within weeks

Three vehicles were involved in the crash. A 26-year-old Canadian man was driving the 2019 Freightliner Cascadia semi that struck Llanos Rodriguez's vehicle. He received non-life threatening injuries, according to the report.

People Involved: 
Martha Lilian Llanos Rodriguez
Roadway: 
I-90