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Family of Minn. woman killed by ambulance gets $175k

The 79-year-old victim was standing in an ally when an ambulance backed up and hit her

By Emily Gurnon
Pioneer Press

ST. PAUL, Minn— The St. Paul City Council is set to approve today a $175,000 settlement with the family of a woman killed when an ambulance ran over her.

The victim, Margaret Kuehn, 79, was standing in the alley behind her home in the 1600 block of James Avenue on June 20 when an ambulance responded to a car accident. An elderly driver had crashed through a privacy fence in the Walgreens parking lot, crossed over a retaining wall and landed in the adjacent alley.

The ambulance backed up and hit Kuehn, who possibly had gone into the alley to see what was going on. The driver, Thomas Murakami, was not charged with a crime.

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