BLOOMINGTON, MN — Alcohol is suspected in a wrong-way crash on Interstate 35W in Bloomington that left two drivers with life-threatening injuries Monday afternoon, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.
The crash happened at about 3:53 p.m. on northbound I-35W at 82nd Street. According to the State Patrol, a Ford F-150 entered the 82nd Street ramp and traveled south in the northbound lanes, where it struck a Honda Civic and an Acura RDX that were heading north.
The driver of the pickup, James Douglas Haines, 78, of Bloomington, was taken to Hennepin County Medical Center with life-threatening injuries. The State Patrol's crash report lists alcohol as suspected for Haines.
The driver of the Civic also suffered life-threatening injuries and was taken to HCMC. The driver of the Acura was not hurt.
All three drivers were wearing seat belts, and the road was dry at the time of the crash.
Video obtained by Limitless Media News shows several motorists swerving to avoid the wrong-way pickup moments before the crash.
Bloomington police and firefighters and Allina paramedics responded to the scene.
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