Man Charged In Chaska Pedestrian Death
Two misdemeanor charges of failure to yield to a pedestrian have been filed against a Chaska motorist who fatally injured a pedestrian late last year at a busy intersection in downtown Chaska.
The charges against Gregory T. Benedix, 43, relate to his SUV hitting 86-year-old Jerome Meuwissen as he crossed Highway 41 at Second Street in a marked crosswalk on December 3. Meuwissen died from his injuries.
The Star Tribune newspaper reported the charges and said the incident prompted some Chaska residents to rally for a stoplight at the intersection. Minnesota Department of Transportation officials began a safety study but the intersection is still without a stoplight.
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Driver Who Caused Fatal Crash Was Drunk
The man who crashed a stolen car into another vehicle, killing a 48-year-old St. Paul woman Saturday night, was intoxicated and was seen speeding through a red light a moment before the crash.
Those are some of the details in a criminal complaint filed in Ramsey County District Court against Tito F. Campbell, 33, of Crystal. Campbell, who has a lengthy criminal record with more than one previous drunk driving citation, was tested with a blood-alcohol level of .16 percent after the fatal collision.
Killed in the crash was 48-year-old Shoua Vang, a church-going mother of six boys, who was an innocent passenger in a vehicle driven by her husband, Zong Xiong. The couple was less than a mile from their home when Campbell exited I-35E at Larpenteur Ave. and was seen running a red light at an estimated 60 mph, the Star Tribune newspaper reported. Zong Xiong was treated at Regions Hospital and released Sunday.
The Star Tribune said Campbell faces three charges: Fleeing police resulting in a death; first-degree drunken driving and fleeing police resulting in great bodily harm.
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In the St. Paul fatal accident, driver Tito Campbell had been reported by his ex-girlfriend as having just stolen her car. According to the newspaper, Roseville Police pursued him on Highway 36 at speeds of up to 90 mph, but reportedly stopped the pursuit because Campbell was driving dangerously.
Accident Death Results From Fleeing Suspect
A 48-year-old mother of six has died from injuries she received in a Minnesota car accident in which her vehicle was struck by a motorist who was fleeing Roseville Police.
The accident occurred after 7 p.m. Saturday at Larpenteur Avenue and Interstate 35E in St. Paul, killing Shoua Vang. She was a passenger in a car driven by her husband, who was released Sunday from Regions Hospital.
The St. Paul Pioneer Press Dispatch reported that Roseville Police identified the fleeing suspect as Tito Campbell, 33, of Roseville. He reportedly was intoxicated at the time of the crash and jailed on suspicion of criminal vehicular homicide, the newspaper said. An 8-year-old passenger in his car was also hospitalized with injuries described as non-life threatening.
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Mrs. Vang was less than a mile away from her home when the accident occurred. The St. Paul Pioneer Press Dispatch reported that Campbell was driving a stolen car and that police had chased him at speeds of up to 90 mph. But the pursuit had been stopped due to Campbell’s reckless driving, the newspaper said.
Blong Xiong, one of Mrs. Vang’s six boys, told the newspaper that his mother immigrated to St. Paul from Laos in 1980. He described her as a kind-hearted mother who put family and community first. She also was very active in her church.
Two Die in South St. Paul Car Crash
Police in South St. Paul are still investigating a fatal car accident in a city neighborhood that killed the driver of the vehicle and a passenger.
The 2007 Cadillac driven by James Melford Trone, 44, of South St. Paul, rolled and then struck a house after Trone lost control at the intersection of 7th Avenue South and 9th Street South.
The St. Paul Pioneer Press Dispatch reported that Trone was extracted from the vehicle and taken to Regions Hospital, where he died. His passenger, Robert Alfred Smith, 47, also of South St. Paul, was dead at the scene.
South St. Paul Police Chief Dan Vujovich told the newspaper that the State Patrol is helping to investigate the cause of the Minnesota fatal car accident. It happened shortly after 8:30 p.m. Tuesday.
The chief said there was nothing to suggest that alcohol played any role in the crash.
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Car Crashes Into House In South St. Paul
One person is dead and another critically injured after the car they were in crashed into a house in South St. Paul.
According to KSTP-TV, no one in the house was injured.
The accident happened shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday in the 800 block of 7th Avenue South, the station reported.
Police believe the fatal car accident occurred as a result of speeding and loss of control by the driver. When someone dies or is seriously injured in a Minnesota car accident due to the negligence of another, the spouse and next of kin can recover monetary damages.
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2 Killed in Broadside Accident in Hermantown
A Chevy Yukon SUV slammed into the side of a car at a major intersection northwest of Duluth, killing the car’s driver and a passenger in the car, according to the State Patrol.
The Minnesota fatal car accident occurred early Monday, just after midnight, the patrol said. One of the vehicles apparently went against a red light but the preliminary accident report does not say which vehicle had the right of way.
The two who died were car driver Timothy J. Schlies, 26, of Duluth, and a passenger in his car, Hans C. Warren, 27, also of Duluth, the Duluth News-Tribune newspaper reported.
According to the State Patrol, the men were westbound on Arrowhead Road northwest of Duluth in Hermantown. The Yukon was northbound on Highway 53 when the broadside collision occurred minutes after midnight.
The patrol identified the driver of the SUV as Daniel D. Dougherty, 50, of Hermantown. The report said he did not suffer any apparent injuries.
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