Fire Department spokesman Steve Zacard told the Star Tribune newspaper that the girl, Mai Yer Moua, was struck by a pickup truck in the 900 block of Rose Avenue East about 9:30 a.m. Saturday. The little girl died at St. Paul Regions Hospital.

St. Paul Police spokesman Peter Panos said the driver of the pickup truck was badly shaken, but early reports did not include details of how the St. Paul car accident death  happened.

According to the most recent edition of Minnesota Department of Public Safety’s annual Crash Facts report, Minnesota pedestrian deaths and injuries were higher in 2007  than they were in any of the previous three years.¹ 

According to a breakdown of  Crash Facts by Pritzker Olsen attorneys, a leading personal injury law firm in Minnesota, 30 percent of motor vehicle drivers in pedestrian crashes in 2007 were described by the reporting officers as failing to yield the right of way.

In another 24 percent of cases, the reporting officers said drivers were inattentive or distracted at the time of the accident. In half of the injury and death pedestrian crashes in 2007, the motor vehicle was going straight ahead at the time of the accident.

Minnesota has a no-fault insurance law, but when someone dies in a car accident due to the negligence of another, next of kin can recover monetary damages.

Attorney Fred Prtizker, founder and president of Pritzker Olsen, has more than 30 years of experience and has recovered millions of dollars for accident victims. If you or somone you know needs an attorney in connection with a Minnesota car or pedestrian accident, call Pritzker Olsen at 1-888-377-8900 (toll free) or complete one of our free case consultation forms online.

The Minnesota car accident lawyers at Pritzker Olsen have the resources to conduct their own investigations of serious accidents. They represent injured victims and surviving family members in St. Paul, Minneapolis and throughout the state.

 ¹Statewide in 2007, there were a total of 957 crashes in which a Minnesota pedestrian was injured or killed. 33 pedestrians were killed.

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.

Under Minnesota Law, when someone dies in a drunk driver accident, the spouse and next of kin may have a claim under MN wrongful death statute. Minnesota car accident attorneys at PritzkerOlsen, P.A., have years of experience in wrongful death cases and are highly visible in the Minnesota legal community.

If you have been in a Minnesota fatal car accident and want to understand your legal rights against insurance companies, dram shops, vehicle manufacturers and others, call PritzkerOlsen at 1-888-377-8900 (toll free) or go online for a free case consultation.

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.

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.

Even in a no-fault insurance state like Minnesota, car accident victims may be able to recover damages from a negligent driver.

When someone dies in a Minnesota car accident due to the negligence of another driver, next of kin can recover monetary damages for the car accident death.

If you have been in a Minnesota accident and want to understand your legal rights and remedies against the driver of a vehicle, insurance companies, dram shops, police departments and others, contact a Minnesota car accident lawyer at PritzkerOlsen, P.A. for a free consultation: 1-888-377-8900 (toll free).

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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.