A woman who earlier pleaded guilty to two felony counts and a gross misdemeanor for crashing into another vehicle head-on while drunk, causing the death of a man and seriously injuring another, avoided jail time Wednesday after a judge sentenced her to five years of probation. A nearly five year prison sentence was stayed, meaning she won’t have to serve any time as long as she complies with the terms of her probation.
Read MoreThe St. Louis County Sheriff's Office says a 78-year-old Duluth man died Friday in a crash in the city of Rice Lake. Crews were called to the intersection of Martin Road near Woodland Avenue on a report of the crash just before 8:45 a.m.
Read MoreThe two juveniles killed and two others injured in a crash between a passenger vehicle and an Amish buggy in Fillmore County on Monday morning have been identified as siblings.
Read MoreDeputies responded to the area after an automated 911 call from an iPhone relaying that the owner had been in a severe crash. Deputies found two occupants of the vehicle deceased at the scene, with the driver still trapped inside and critically injured. The driver was airlifted to a nearby hospital and is currently in stable condition.
Read MoreA drunk driver who was wrong-way on I-35E early Saturday morning near Cliff Rd. in Eagan crashed head-on into a GMC Yukon, causing the closure of the southbound lanes of the interstate for hours. The driver who caused the crash, Nraughli Vang, 28, of South St. Paul, was under the influence of alcohol, the Patrol said. He had life-threatening injury and was taken to Regions Hospital, where he later died.
Read MoreInvestigators say alcohol was a factor in a crash that killed one person and critically injured another Thursday night in Columbia Heights. Emergency crews were called around 10:30 p.m. to a report of a crash near Highway 65 and 39th Ave. NE. in Columbia Heights. The State Patrol says 35-year-old Cody John Jazdzewski, of Minneapolis, drover a 1998 BMW off the roadway and onto the sidewalk, striking two pedestrians before the vehicle came to rest near a tree line.
Read MoreThe State Patrol says one person is dead and two others were injured in a crash in Northfield last Friday morning just before 10:30 a.m. According to the State Patrol, an Audi Q6 driven by a Bloomington man was traveling eastbound on Highway 19 in Northfield and collided with a Honda CR-V heading westbound.
Read MoreA suspect in the deaths of five women after a high-speed crash in Minneapolis is now facing federal charges. Derrick John Thompson, 27, has been charged federally with illegal possession of fentanyl and a firearm after a crash that killed five young women Friday night near I-35W & Lake St.
Read MoreThe Minnesota State Patrol says three people are dead after a fiery two-vehicle crash Sunday morning near Paynesville in Kandiyohi County. According to the State Patrol, a 2007 BMW was traveling southbound on County Road 2 while a 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan was traveling northbound near 240th Avenue Northeast when they collided around 10:48 a.m. Sunday, June 18.
Read MoreThe driver of a Dodge Ram 1500 pickup died after crashing head-on into a FedEx Freightliner semi on Interstate 94 early Saturday morning in Afton, authorities say. The State Patrol says the pickup driver was westbound in the eastbound lanes of I-94 around 3:30 a.m., near the Manning Ave. overpass. The pickup struck the semi head-on and both vehicles erupted in flames.
Read MoreOfficials have confirmed that five people were killed in a crash Friday night near Lake St. and I-35W after a driver at a high rate of speed t-boned a vehicle at the intersection and fled on foot. Four adult female victims and one juvenile female victim inside the t-boned vehicle died at the scene, police say. An adult male suspect who is believed to have caused the crash was apprehended a short time later.
Read MoreA 23-year-old man Zimmerman man has been charged with vehicular homicide and two counts of criminal vehicular operation after he was allegedly driving drunk and left the scene of a crash that killed one person and injured two others.
Read MoreA 53-year-old woman faces charges after allegedly causing a head-on crash in South Saint Paul that killed her ex-husband and injured two others Monday afternoon. Emergency crews were called to Concord Street South and Chestnut Street in South Saint Paul on a report of a head-on collision involving a Dodge minivan and a Chevrolet truck.
Read MoreEmergency crews were called to the scene around 2:24 a.m. Thursday after multiple 911 callers reported a Toyota Corolla traveling southbound in the northbound lanes of I-694 in Oakdale. MnDOT traffic cameras captured the wrong-way driver traveling southbound before crashing head-on into a Pontiac Vibe south of Stillwater Boulevard.
Read MoreEmergency crews were called to the area of St. Francis Boulevard Northwest, just north of Alpine Drive around 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Bystanders and first responders attempted life-saving measures, however he was pronounced deceased at the scene. The motorcyclist was not wearing a helmet at the time.
Read MoreMinneapolis police are investigating a one-vehicle crash Saturday afternoon that left one man dead and another man with injuries near Lyndale Ave. N. & 51st Ave. N. MPD says around 3 p.m., police were dispatched near the intersection and found one adult male outside of the vehicle and another male still inside. The man still inside the vehicle was dead at the scene, police say.
Read MoreThe Minnesota State Patrol says a 2006 BMW sedan driven by 29-year-old Gabriel Christopher Lilja, of Saint Paul, was traveling north on Highway 52 near 190th Street in Vermillion Township around 11:45 a.m. when he crossed over into the southbound lanes and struck a dump truck head-on.
Read MoreThe State Patrol responded to the crash around 11:30 a.m. Troopers say 37-year-old Bryan Adam Schreiner, of Lauderdale, was traveling southbound on Interstate 35 before driving onto the right shoulder, overcorrecting and sliding sideways before entering the median ditch, causing the vehicle to roll.
Read MoreMinneapolis police say one man is dead and another man suffering serious injuries after crashing a stolen motorcycle near the intersection of Hiawatha Ave. & E. 26th St. around 1:45 a.m., Tuesday morning. Police say their preliminary investigation shows that the motorcyclist was traveling westbound on E. 26th St., crossing Hiawatha when he went through a red light and struck another vehicle in the intersection.
Read MoreThe Coon Rapids Police Department says a 25-year-old man is dead after witnesses say he ran a red light and was struck by a vehicle Thursday evening. Police were called to the intersection of Northdale Boulevard Northwest and Round Lake Boulevard Northwest just before 8:00 p.m. Thursday evening. Officers arrived and found bystanders providing CPR to the motorcyclist.
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