Fatal Minnesota Car Accident on Highway 8
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 a westbound Honda Road Street on the rear bumper.
Both the driver and passenger were ejected from the Honda on impact, and at least one of them died. The Minnesota State Patrol has listed this accident as fatal and has not yet provided more information. Our law firm is representing families who lost loved ones in accidents, and in almost every case, the death was caused by an inattentive driver.
The Minnesota State Patrol report indicating that the driver of the Plymouth ran a stop sign and was at fault for the accident can be used as evidence in a lawsuit seeking compensation for injuries or wrongful death.
The primary issue in this case will be the amount of compensation.
If you would like to discuss how our law firm will fight for justice for you and your family by working to obtain the best possible compensation package for you, please call Attorney Fred Pritzker at 612-338-0202 or 1-888-377-8900 (toll free). You may also submit our free consultation form. We are not paid unless you win.
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School Bus Accident Kills Minneapolis Pedestrian
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 quoted in the Star Tribune newspaper, the Minnesota bus-pedestrian accident happened about 2:20 p.m. when the bus was turning left from E. 15th Street onto Park Avenue.
The driver reportedly told police he didn’t see the man.
It was the second fatal motor vehicle accident to happen near downtown Minneapolis in daylight hours in two weeks. Last week, a bicyclist was killed at E. 14th Street and Park Avenue when he was struck by a semitractor trailer that was turning left. Reports stated that bicyclist Dennis Dumm, 31, was struck when the truck driver took a wide left turn.
Both accidents involve legal principles that are best understood by lawyers who have years of experience representing victims and their next of kin in wrongful death actions. The attorneys at Minnesota-based Pritzker Olsen, P.A., specialize in motor vehicle accidents — including motor vehicle-bicycle collisions — and have collected tens of millions of dollars for victims and survivors of serious crashes.
Accidents involvings school buses, for instance, involve state and federal laws because the buses are classified as common carriers and are obligated to operate with a higher level of safety. Pritzker Olsen understands the liabilities of bus companies in bus accident lawsuits.
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Felony Charges Filed Against Drunken Driver
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 charged in the Minnesota quadruple fatal accident was Christopher Frisch, whom the State Patrol said was intoxicated. Frisch told investigators he had been drinking and fell asleep behind the wheel before broadsiding the mini-van at the intersection of state highways 30 and 63. The crash killed Terry Milholland, 45, of Beecher, Ill.; his 5-week-old son, Raymond Milholland; Heidi Newell, 19, and Jarah Beers, 23, both of Rochester.
When someone dies in a Minnesota car wreck caused by the negligence of another, the spouse and next of kin can recover monetary damages under the state’s wrongful death law. And when someone dies in a drunk driver accident in Minnesota, the spouse and next of kin may have a claim for punitive damages.
The Minnesota fatal car accident lawyers at Pritzker Olsen Attorneys have years of experience representing victims and survivors of serious motor vehicle crashes. When alcohol is involved in a crash, the firm investigates for possible dram shop claims against bars and other retailers who may have supplied alcohol to the drunken driver. Our lawyers know how to fight for fair compensation from all responsible parties, including money to cover a client’s pain and suffering. Over the years, Pritzker Olsen has collected tens of millions of dollars for crash victims and their next of kin.
According to a press release from the State Patrol, the four-day Memorial Day weekend was extremely busy for law enforcement personnel. Of the 12 people who died in crashes on public roads, 10 of the deaths were handled by state troopers.
The patrol said it responded to a total of 56 personal injury crashes, 212 property damage crashes and 497 driving complaints. Sixty-three individuals were arrested for driving while intoxicated and 11 were arrested on various narcotics charges, the press release said.
The Minnesota Department of Public Safety said it was the deadliest Memorial Day weekend for motor vehicle accidents since 1996, when 13 people died. Two of the people who died this year were female passengers on motorcycles.
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Pedestrian Injured Badly By Car
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 County Road 10. The collision occurred in front of Oak Crest Senior Community Center, the station reported.
Mr. Miller was struck by a vehicle driven by a 30-year-old man. WCCO-TV reported that the man initially was taken into custody but there was no evidence that he had been drinking.
The injured man was taken to Hennepin County Medical Center, where he was listed in critical condition on Sunday. His companion on the walk, Grant Bergstrom, 61, of Minneapolis, suffered minor injuries.
If you or somone you know are looking for a Minnesota car accident lawyer, call Pritzker Olsen attorneys at 1-888-377-8900 (toll free) or write to us online for a free case consultation.
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Postal Service Truck Injures 4 In Car
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 injuries, police told the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
No additional information about the crash was available.
If you or someone you know has been injured in a motor vehicle accident, call the Minnesota car accident lawyers at Pritzer Olsen attorneys. The firm has recovered millions of dollars for accident victims and has the resources to do its own investigation of serious accidents.
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