MCLEOD COUNTY, MN. (THECOUNT) — Heather Louise Johnson, of Silver Lake, Minnesota has been identified as the victim in a Monday night fatal vehicle crash in McLeod County.

Johnson, 39, was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Hale Township Monday night.

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According to reports, Johnson was operating a Chevy Silverado on Highway 7 in Silver Lake, when for unknown reasons, possibly weather related, the vehicle exited the roadway around 6:30 p.m. Monday. The vehicle then rolled over.

Johnson was pronounced dead of blunt force trauma injuries at the scene.

She leaves behind five children and her loving husband JJ.

A GoFundMe has been posted to help family members with funeral expenses:

Via GoFundMe:

I’m raising funds for my family and kids…. As tonight I lost my wife and kids lost there mother in a car accidents out of no where.. now left with taking care all kids myself and housing school.. this is the hardest and most unreal thing I have ever had to deal with.. any help will be so much appreciated as I got nothing.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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Geo quick facts: McLeod County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. At the 2020 census, the population was 36,771. Its county seat is Glencoe. McLeod County comprises the Hutchinson, MN Micropolitan Statistical Area and is part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area – Wikipedia.