A Becker first grade teacher from Milaca is dead after a crash in Benton County March 5. 

Deputies responded around 4 p.m. to a two-vehicle crash. Thirty-one-year-old Amanda Nieman died at the scene after she reprtedly lost control of her vehicle on snowy, icy roads and windy conditions near Foley. After the crash, first responders found Nieman trapped in her car with serious injuries. Despite providing life saving measures, she was pronounced dead at the scene. 

The other driver, 43-year-old Margaret Henry, and her eight-year-old passenger were brought to St. Cloud Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. 

The Benton County Sheriff’s Office says Nieman was heading home from work on Ronneby Road Southeast when she crashed into the car of Henry.

Officials say there were no signs of impairment in either driver.

Nieman taught first grade at Becker Public Schools.