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Drunk Driver Liability in MN: DWI NightCAP Arrests Up in July
11, August 2009
If the driver’s alcohol concentration is .08 or more, the driver is in violation of Minnesota Statute, Section 169A. If someone violates this law, it is prima facie evidence of negligence in a civil case (Minnesota Statutes, Section 169.96 (2006)). When a drunk driver is involved in an accident, people injured in the accident and [...]
Minnesota Car Accident Death Results in Criminal Charges
13, May 2009
A 66-year-old man from Crosslake, Minnesota, has been charged with felony criminal vehicular homicide in the death of 3-year-old Jack Larson.
According to the Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Department, traffic on County Road 3 in Merrifield had stopped for Jack and other boys and girls to cross the street on Saturday. Sherman Frederick passed the stopped vehicles on [...]
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 [...]
Two Die in South St. Paul Car Crash
25, March 2009
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 [...]
Woman Badly Injured in Hit-And-Run
7, March 2009
Apple Valley Police Department officials are looking for help in solving a hit-and-run car accident that seriously injured a 26-year-old pedestrian.
Police told the Star Tribune that the woman was walking across Cedar Avenue at 153rd Street when she was struck by an unidentified vehicle, possibly a tan-colored van. That accident happened about 9:11 p.m. Friday.
Police [...]
