Crime & Safety
6-Car Crash On I-94 In West Metro Leaves 1 Dead
Nine people in total were involved in the crash, according to authorities.
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MN — Interstate 94 eastbound near Maple Grove has reopened after an early-morning crash Wednesday that involved six cars and left one person dead. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, a 2016 Freightliner truck was westbound on I-94 when it crossed through the median into oncoming eastbound traffic.
Nine people in total were involved in the crash, authorities said. The man who died was identified as Kevin Allen Parker, 40, of Monticello.
The truck driver was identified as John Robert Houdyshell, 53, of St. Louis Park.
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Authorities are continuing to investigate the crash.
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