Crime & Safety
SUV Crashes Into Group Of Kids At Park During Chase: State Patrol
The park, located off 50th and Dupont Avenue North, borders Jenny Lind Elementary.
MINNEAPOLIS, MN — Two children were hospitalized Monday after a vehicle being pursued by the Minnesota State Patrol crashed at Bohanon Park in Minneapolis. Authorities said the suspected driver crashed into "a group of kids."
The chase started at about 9:30 a.m. on Interstate 94 after a trooper attempted to stop a vehicle for a traffic violation. The suspect refused to stop and fled the area, exiting the freeway at 53rd street, according to investigators.
The park, located off 50th and Dupont Avenue North, borders Jenny Lind Elementary.
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The conditions of the children hospitalized are not yet known. The ages and names of those involved have not yet been released.
RT @_Minneapolis_NC: Minneapolis News Source: 2 Children Injured When Vehicle Crashes into Minneapolis Playground https://t.co/OYaaF8wf6p pic.twitter.com/ACtCAJ7sUo @wwozzydo @mjm3578 wow amazing listening to this then seeing this photo
— Talbarez (@Talbarez) 11 June 2018
Now confirmed: A @MnDPS_MSP chase ending at a swingset near Jenny Lind Elementary injured two children. No word on injuries or what led up to it. I’ll be live on @kare11 at 11 with the latest. pic.twitter.com/oASFmGjev3
— Kent Erdahl (@kenterdahl) 11 June 2018
Awful scene outside Jenny Lind Elementary. Police say they were assisting at the end of a highway patrol chase which ended at a swingset. Unconfirmed reports of a child (possibly 2) struck. Will know more in a few. @kare11 pic.twitter.com/UGnICAFqi2
— Kent Erdahl (@kenterdahl) 11 June 2018
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