Car Accident Injury
Drunk Driving May be Cause of Fatal Head-On Accident in Minneapolis
9, December 2009
Minneapolis police are awaiting test results to determine if Connie Stroud was drunk when she drove the wrong way on an I-94 ramp and hit the Vang family’s car head on. An unborn child was killed, and the mother, Tao Thao, is still in critical condition. Yia Vang, Tao Thao’s husband, and five [...]
Strain Bus Rollover Kills 2 and Injures 21
18, November 2009
It is late, almost the end of this tragic day. Two people are dead and 21 others injured, 3 critically, after a Strain Tours bus driver lost control on Interstate 90 near Austin, Minnesota, crossed over to the wrong land and rolled into the ditch. The bus is owned by Bold Lines, Inc., doing business [...]
Toyota and Lexus Floor Mats Pose Crash Risk Says NHTSA
29, September 2009
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today alerted Lexus and Toyota owners about conditions that could cause the accelerator to get stuck open under certain conditions. The agency strongly recommends taking out removable floor mats on the driver’s side in certain models and not to replace them with any other mat, either from Toyota [...]
Fatal Minnesota Car Accident on Highway 8
13, August 2009
On August 12, a Minnesota car accident near Center City resulted in the death of at least one person. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, a Plymouth Voyager was heading northbound on Pleasant Valley and ran the stop sign on the corner of Pleasant Valley and Highway 8. The Plymouth crossed Highway 8 and struck [...]
School Bus Accident Kills Minneapolis Pedestrian
27, May 2009
The Minneapolis City Attorney’s Office is reviewing police reports for possible charges against a school bus driver who ran into and killed a pedestrian who was in a crosswalk and had a walk sign.
The victim of Tuesday’s school bus accident near downtown Minneapolis has been identified as Theodore Q. Larson, 81, of Coon Rapids.
According to police reports [...]
Felony Charges Filed Against Drunken Driver
27, May 2009
Several charges of criminal vehicular homicide have been filed against a 25-year-old Winona man who had been drinking before hitting a mini-van in Olmsted County, killing the van’s driver and three passengers.
It was the worst of at least nine fatal accidents that occurred in Minnesota over Memorial Day weekend. Together, 12 people died.
The driver who was [...]
Pedestrian Injured Badly By Car
10, May 2009
The Anoka County Sheriff’s Office and State Patrol are investigating a Minnesota car-pedestrian accident that left a 62-year-old Mounds View man seriously injured.
WCCO-TV reported that the accident happened about 10:30 p.m. Saturday in Spring Lake Park. The man, James Miller, was walking with a companion on the side of a service road along the 1600 block of [...]
Postal Service Truck Injures 4 In Car
27, April 2009
Four people were seriously injured Sunday night in downtown Minneapolis after a U.S. Postal Service truck apparently broadsided a car.
Minneapolis police say the car was carrying five people when the crashed occurred about 9 p.m.at Fifth Avenue South and South Fourth Street. The truck driver, who was the only occupant of the truck, received minor [...]
Pickup Driver Failed to Yield in Tragic Crash
13, April 2009
A pickup truck failed to yield the right of way at an intersection in Scott County, broadsiding a car that carried a pregnant woman, resulting in a miscarriage.
The State Patrol identified the woman as Katie Messer, 28, of Victoria. She was a passenger in a Toyota Camry driven by 32-year-old Nathan Messer, also of Victoria. The mother’s [...]
Drunk Driving Death Threat Rises March 17
14, March 2009
The Minnesota Department of Public Safety has announced its plan for extra DWI patrols on St. Patrick’s Day to reduce the threat of drunk driving death and injury.
Statewide on St. Patrick’s Day, alcohol-related crashes accounted for seven of 12 traffic deaths and another 13 serious injuries from 2005-2007, according to the Minnesota Department of Public [...]
