Posts tagged motor vehicle accidents

• Couple Dies in Cottage Grove Motorcycle Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | June 21, 2007 3:47 PM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A married couple, that were long time motorcycle drivers were both killed in a motor vehicle accident in Cottage Grove. A car cut in front of them as they were driving through the intersection of Highway 61 and 120th Street. They were driving their own motorcycles and both hit the car. They were thrown from their motorcycles. The evidence suggests that the driver of the car is at fault. ...

• Drunk Driver Causes Car Accident Havoc on I-94

  Staff Writer | January 03, 2006 4:27 PM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A driver who apparently had to much "holiday spirits" caused minor accidents in both the west-bound lanes of 1-94. He was going the wrong way (east in the west-bound lane) when he hit a woman's car, but he somehow managed to get going in the right direction. Unfortunately he then had a minor accident with a tractor-trailer before he was finally stopped.According to the Star Tribune:There are...

• Woman Thrown Into Traffic on I-69 in Shakopee

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

  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...

• Passenger Killed in Swift Falls Car Accident

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

  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...

• Muliple Car Accident on Freeway in Maple Grove

  Shannon Weidemann | May 07, 2007 2:31 PM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Multiple cars and trucks were involved in an accident on Interstate 94 in Maple Grove on April 23rd. The accident happened in the morning and had traffic backed up for hours. The state patrol is still piecing together what happened; but we do know that the accident involved a city of Minneapolis dump truck, a semi-truck, and at least four other vehicles. One person was airlifted to a local...

• Two Injured in Head-on Minneapolis Car Accident

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

  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 Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  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 Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  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 Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  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 Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  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...