(ABC 6 News) – Olmsted County law enforcement identified the dead woman found in the back of a car Saturday as 35-year-old Liara Tsai of Minneapolis.

Margot Lewis, 32, faces recommended charges of interfering with a dead body following a single-vehicle crash at about 7 a.m. June 22.

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(ABC 6 News) – A woman is behind bars in Olmsted County for suspiciously having a dead body in the back of her car, according to the Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO).

OCSO says that authorities responded to a single-vehicle accident on Interstate 90 near the Highway 42 exit in Olmsted County on Saturday at approximately 7 a.m.

The driver of the car, identified as Margot Lewis, a 32-year-old woman of unknown residence, was out of the car and being assisted by a passerby.

While checking to see if anyone else was in the vehicle, authorities found a deceased 35-year-old female in the back seat.

According to OCSO, the condition of the deceased was suspicious, and it was immediately clear that the death was not a result of the accident.

Lewis was brought to the hospital and medically cleared before being transported to the Adult Detention Center (ADC) and placed under arrest for interference with a dead body.

Leweis is expected to make an appearance on this case in court on Tuesday, June 25. She is facing charges of Felony Interference with Dead Body or Scene of Death – Conceal Body and Gross Misdemeanor Obstruct Legal Process Interfere w/Police.

The name of the deceased is being withheld until next-of-kin notifications can be made.