
Pedestrian Fatally Struck by Semi in Dakota County
A pedestrian was fatally struck by a semi-truck Tuesday evening in Empire, according to early information from Dakota County authorities.
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A pedestrian was fatally struck by a semi-truck Tuesday evening in Empire, according to early information from Dakota County authorities.

Initial information indicates the 2023 Freightliner straight truck was traveling north on Gilmore Valley Road when it crossed both directions of Highway 14, entered the ditch and rolled onto its side.

After two days of deliberations, the panel returned guilty verdicts for five counts of third-degree murder and ten counts of criminal vehicular homicide.

Initial information indicates that a woman from Lake Lillian was driving a minivan eastbound on 120th Avenue while overtaking a bicycle traveling in the same direction, also operated by a Lake Lillian resident.

A man died late Friday night following a road rage incident in Golden Valley that escalated into a fatal crash.

Latalia Anjolie Margalli entered a guilty plea this week to one count of second-degree unintentional murder and five counts of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon.

Prosecutors say August Wah was under the influence of alcohol when he crashed a Toyota Corolla into a tree on the 200 block of Cottage Avenue West just before 10 a.m. on May 9.

A 34-year-old man from Hoyt Lakes died Monday afternoon after crashing his motorcycle in Lake County.

According to the criminal complaint filed Monday in Anoka County, deputies responded around 5:44 p.m. on May 16 to a two-vehicle crash near 165th Avenue NW and 7th Avenue NW.

The driver of a pickup was heading west on 165th Avenue when he struck an SUV that was traveling south. The driver of the SUV was transported to a nearby hospital and later pronounced deceased.

Two deadly crashes just hours apart in southeastern Minnesota on Friday claimed the lives of three people. Another person was left with potentially life-threatening injuries.

Austin Wah, 25, faces one count of criminal vehicular homicide and one count of criminal vehicular operation resulting in great bodily harm.