 Alcohol is believed to be a factor in a three car crash near Pierce that left one dead and sent five people including two children to the hospital. The crash happened Tuesday a little after five in the Pierce Township on Highway 25 at 133rd Street. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, a semi-trailer was northbound on Highway 25 while an SUV was stopped in the southbound lane, waiting to turn onto 133rd Street. A car driven by 64-year-old Vonda Hydel of Waverly was traveling west when it failed to stop and hit both the semi and the SUV. Hydel died as a result of the crash. The driver of the semi and the driver of the SUV, along with three other passengers including the two children, who were also in the SUV, were sent to St. Gabriel's Hospital in Little Falls to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries. Alcohol was believed to be a factor in the crash on the part of Hydel. All the people involved in the crash were wearing seatbelts.