
Minneapolis Man Charged in Crash That Killed Driver, Injured 2
Surveillance video and witness statements outlined in the complaint describe a series of dangerous driving behaviors leading up to the fatal crash.
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Surveillance video and witness statements outlined in the complaint describe a series of dangerous driving behaviors leading up to the fatal crash.

According to a criminal complaint filed May 1 in Washington County, 36-year-old David Walker Vail was driving a maroon Ford F-150 on the evening of Aug. 14, 2024.

According to a criminal complaint filed in Hennepin County, Sophia Sullivan, 38, is accused of intentionally striking four people in a series of crashes that occurred minutes apart.

As the driver of a Hyundai Sonata entered the intersection from eastbound 247th Street, the driver of the Escape struck the Sonata, which then collided with the Explorer, the Patrol said.

According to the Minnesota State Patrol, the incident occurred around 12:48 p.m. at the intersection of Highway 59 and 340th Street Northwest in New Folden Township.

A 64-year-old man was killed and a 17-year-old was critically injured in a head-on crash Monday night on Highway 65 in Isanti County.

Two people were inside the home at the time of the crash. An adult male was struck by a section of the wall pushed inward by the impact and was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. An adult female in the home was not hurt.

Police were called around 11:45 p.m. on April 17 to the 4000 block of 37th Avenue North, where a victim reported that the suspect had assaulted them and fled in their vehicle. The victim also reported that a handgun had been stolen from the home.

The vehicle’s owner told officers that someone had stolen her jacket—containing the key to her 2021 Honda CR-V—while she played pickleball. When she returned to the lot, the vehicle was gone.

A passenger, identified as Diane Mabel Whiteley, 75, also of Richfield, suffered life-threatening injuries in the crash, the Patrol said. She was transported to North Memorial and was wearing a seat belt at the time.

When emergency crews arrived, they found a vehicle that had gone off the road and caught fire. Other passing drivers stopped to help and were able to pull both occupants from the burning vehicle.

The Sherburne County Sheriff’s Office says the incident began just after 9 p.m. on Wednesday, April 9, after multiple 911 callers reported a wrong-way driver heading westbound in the eastbound lanes of Highway 10.