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A 33-year-old man lost control of his car along Intestate 94 in Maple Grove, hit a utility equipment building and was killed, authorities said.
The crash occurred shortly before 4 p.m. Sunday on eastbound I-94 near Maple Grove Parkway, according to the State Patrol.
Killed was Andrew Hou, of Edina, the patrol said.
He was wearing a seat belt, and alcohol use does not appear to be a factor, the patrol added.
The patrol did note that the driving surface was wet at the time.
The Rogers Police Department has identified the woman who crashed into a lake in Rogers on Monday afternoon as Karen Torgerson.
According to Rogers police, Torgerson was driving on Interstate 94 eastbound near a waste management company, VEIT USA, at 4:10 p.m. when she crashed into the lake.
Cody Shirley was in the area when he saw the car crash. Police say he went into the lake to help rescue Torgerson.
Torgerson was taken to the hospital, but was expected to be OK.
Alcohol may have been a factor in a rollover crash that closed three lanes of westbound Interstate 94 in Minneapolis Saturday morning, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.
The crash happened near Cedar Ave. S. around 9 a.m. when a 2009 Dodge Neon, going westbound in the second to the left lane, lost control as the driver decided to exit at Cedar Ave., according to the state patrol. The car went up into the embankment and rolled, coming to a rest on its roof outside of the guardrail on the right side of the freeway.