Automobile Accidents

• 11 Died On Minnesota Roads Over Memorial Day Weekend

  Chrissie Cole | May 26, 2009 9:15 PM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  Eleven people died in fatal car accidents during the Memorial Day weekend in Minnesota. And three remain hospitalized in critical condition. The accident happened Saturday, in Olmsted County...

• Ham Lake Man Killed in Car Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | June 19, 2008 10:27 AM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  A 30-year-old man from Ham Lake was killed with the car he was riding in crashed into a parked vehicle. The car accident happened early Saturday morning in Oak Grove. There were four people in the...

• Minneapolis Car Accident Kills Woman

  Shannon Weidemann | April 04, 2008 9:56 AM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  A 26-year-old woman from Minneapolis was killed in a car accident on Friday night. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the other car was also injured and taken to a local hospital...

• Woman Thrown Into Traffic on I-69 in Shakopee

  Shannon Weidemann | February 28, 2008 6:55 PM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  Car accidents were avoided, but police are still searching for a man who threw a woman into oncoming traffic on Highway I-69 Monday night in an extreme case of road rage. Jennifer Boulden made a legal U-turn on Interstate 69 near Shakopee when she missed her exit. The truck driving fast behind her motioned for her to pull over. She did and the driver got out of his truck and started yelling...

• Two Injured in Head-on Minneapolis Car Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | February 10, 2008 7:44 AM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  Two people were injured in a late night car accident in Minneapolis on Wednesday evening. Two cars were traveling on Interstate 394, with one driver going the wrong way in the eastbound lanes. They collided head-on and both drivers were injured. Minnesota State Patrol Lt. Mark Peterson said investigators smelled alcohol on the breath of the wrong way driver."Troopers when they were...

• Snowstorms Kill 8 in Minnesota

  Shannon Weidemann | December 28, 2007 8:25 PM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  At least 8 people were killed in car accidents that can be blamed on the winter snowstorm over last weekend. The winter storm caused dangerous and icy conditions that made driving hazardous. The accidents happened all over the state of Minnesota. Two people were killed in a car accident on Monday on Interstate 90 near Austin. They were among at last eight people killed in accidents that...

• Train Derails and Spills Acid, Many Evacuated

  Jenny Albano | October 30, 2007 2:23 PM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  On Monday, October 29, a train derailed and spilled hydrochloric acid in Clara City, Minnesota. Hundreds of residents had to be evacuated and many schools had to be closed. The train struck another train that was parked at about 4 a.m., and at least one car leaked hydrochloric acid, a Chippewa County sheriff's dispatcher said. Burlington Northern Santa Fe representative Steve Forsberg said an...

• School Bus Hit by Car in Minneapolis

  Shannon Weidemann | October 10, 2007 2:09 PM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  A Head Start schoolbus carrying preschoolers was hit by a car at in intersection in Minneapolis. The schoolbus accident happened on Tuesday morning. Six people were hurt in the accident, including three children. They were all taken to a local hospital for their injuries. Police said that the bus had seat belts and that the kids were wearing them.According to police, an Oldsmobile traveling...

• Search For Missing From Bridge Collapse Continues

  Jenny Albano | August 07, 2007 11:42 AM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  After a week of searching for victims from the Minneapolis bridge collapse, rescue coordinators have decided to bring in Navy and FBI divers. The local teams have not found the remaining eight people that are missing and believed to be dead, mainly due to very unstable debris and wreckage. In addition to those missing, five people have been confirmed dead and five others are still in hospitals...

• Passenger Killed in Swift Falls Car Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | July 24, 2007 4:10 PM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  A single car accident near Swift Falls has left one man dead and two injured. The car rolled over and was the only vehicle involved. The victim was a passenger in the vehicle. The victim died at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis. The crash occurred around 6:40 p.m. on County Road 26 aboAut a half-mile north of Swift Falls, according to a news release from the Swift County...