4 killed in weekend traffic crashes, including 3 teenagers
A separate serious injury crash happened on I-35W in Bloomington Sunday evening.
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Three teenagers and one young woman were killed in separate traffic crashes on Minnesota roads between Friday night and Sunday evening.
The State Patrol says snowy conditions factored in a single-vehicle wreck around 4:20 p.m. Sunday in which the driver of a Ford F-250 pickup that was westbound on Hwy. 55 in Eagan lost control in the left lane near Dodd Road and rolled into the median.
A passenger in the truck, identified as 17-year-old Angely Burgos-Salas, of Minneapolis, was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene. She was not wearing a seatbelt, the State Patrol said.
Three Teenagers Killed in Minnesota Crashes on Sunday
Winona, MN (KROC-AM News) - At least three teenagers lost their lives in separate crashes yesterday in Minnesota.
One of the deadly incidents occurred on I-90 in Winona County just before 4 PM. The State Patrol is reporting that a 16-year-old boy was fatally injured when he lost control of the pickup truck he was driving and it rolled in the median about a mile east of the Winona exit at the Highway 43 interchange. His passenger, a 13-year-old boy from Racine Wisconsin, was not injured. The name of the victim has not been released.
Driver, 19, dies after crashing into Mississippi River
A passenger survived.
A young driver died northwest of the Twin Cities early Sunday when he crashed into the Mississippi River.
The incident happened in Big Lake Township in the early hours of the morning, with the 19-year-old driver, Dashon Rodriguez, found dead in the vehicle after it was pulled from 11 feet of water.
A passenger, 22-year-old Michael Moksnes, was able to get out, swam to shore, and went to a nearby house for help.
An investigation found that Rodriguez had missed a 90-degree turn on the 15500 block of Sherburne County Road 30, with the Sherburne County Sheriff saying he was traveling at a high rate of speed.
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