Crime & Safety
SUV Tumbles From I-35W Onto City Street: 1 Killed, 3 Injured
A Chevy Suburban was going at "a high rate of speed" when it rolled off the interstate and onto a Minneapolis street, authorities said.
MINNEAPOLIS — A driver was killed and three passengers suffered life-threatening injuries early Monday morning when an SUV tumbled off of Interstate 35W in Minneapolis. Only one car was involved in the crash.
Just before 2:30 a.m., a 2005 Chevy Suburban was going north on I-35W "at a high rate of speed" when the driver lost control, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.
The SUV then rolled from the interstate onto Johnson Street, authorities said.
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None of the passengers — in their 20s and 30s — were wearing seat belts, according to investigators. The passengers are from Little Canada and Minneapolis.
It is not yet known if alcohol was a factor in the crash, authorities said. Road conditions were dry at the time, according to investigators.
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Troopers did not yet say if the deceased driver — a 41-year-old from St. Paul — had been wearing a seat belt.
More information will be released Tuesday, state officials said.
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