Kala Karlene Henry Killed in Jackson Township, Minnesota DUI Rear-End Crash on U.S. Highway 169 on November 23, 2025

On the night of November 23, 2025, a fatal motor vehicle collision occurred on U.S. Highway 169 in Jackson Township, Minnesota, resulting in the death of 46-year-old Kala Karlene Henry of Chaska. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, Henry was driving southbound near Marystown Road when her vehicle was violently rear-ended by a speeding SUV. The impact forced her car off the roadway, where it entered a ditch, struck a culvert, and overturned.

Henry was transported to St. Francis Regional Medical Center, where she later died from her injuries. Authorities indicated that alcohol impairment is suspected in connection with the 20-year-old driver of the SUV, who sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was hospitalized. The crash remains under investigation as officials work to determine contributing factors, including the driver’s level of intoxication and speed at the time of the collision.