Car Going 100 mph When It Sliced Metro Transit Bus: Witness

SAINT PAUL, MN — The Ramsey County Attorney’s Office Monday charged Tyler Randall Bjelland, of Minneapolis, with one count of criminal vehicular homicide in connection with a high-speed collision of a car and a Metro Transit bus in the Frogtown neighborhood of Saint Paul.

One bus passenger died on impact and a second is in critical condition. Several other passengers suffered minor injuries. Witnesses told police the defendant drove erratically and at a high rate of speed just before the crash.

Police say after hitting a median on Dale Street and going airborne, the car sliced directly through the middle section of the bus. An eyewitness told authorities she estimated the car's speed at 100 mph when it hit the bus.

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“The allegations in this complaint and the harm suffered by the victims are disturbing and horrific, and we will do everything we can to ensure that justice is done in this case,” said Ramsey County Attorney John Choi in a statement. “I’d like to thank the many first responders who came to the aid of those impacted by this tragedy.”

Warning: Criminal complaint contains graphic details that may be disturbing.

Image via Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office