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Darrel Praska, 66, dead and James Gibbons, 44, and Barbara L. McCollum, 36, injured after car accident at the intersection of Lincoln and Kost trails in Lent Township, MN

Date: 
Saturday, October 25, 2014
Area: 
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN
A two-vehicle crash left a driver dead and two people in the other vehicle badly injured. The Chisago County car accident happened shortly before noon Saturday at the intersection of Lincoln and Kost trails in Lent Township. Dead at the scene was a 66-year-old man who was driving one of the cars. Sent to Regions Hospital in St. Paul with serious injuries were a 44-year-old man and a 36-year-old woman.

One person sustains minor injuries following a fiery collision between a van and a semi truck at the intersection of 73th Avenue Northwest and University Avenue Northeast in Fridley, Minnesota

Date: 
Thursday, October 23, 2014
Area: 
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN
One person was taken to Unity Hospital with minor injuries following a collision between a van and a semi truck, causing the van, and eventually the semi truck, to catch fire. The accident occured just after midnight on Thursday, October 23 when the driver of the van ran a red light at the intersection of 73th Avenue Northwest and University Avenue Northeast. The driver of the semi was not hurt.     

Vanessa Uzong, 24, in custody after hitting and dragging Miera Horton, 26, with her car on Hennepin Avenue in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date: 
Saturday, October 18, 2014
Area: 
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN

Vanessa Uzong, 24, of Brooklyn Park, is in custody on felony assault charges after hitting 26-year-old Miera Horton with a car Saturday morning. The accident occured around 1 a.m. on the 500 block of Hennepin Avenue. Witnesses report Uzong veered her car toward Horton as she tried to get out of the way. Uzong’s car hit Horton, and Horton was dragged. Horton has been hospitalized in serious condition and Uzong has been charged with first-degree assault and jailed.

Hanna Linderholm, 23, Jamie Marshall, 26, and Jeremy Franklund, 31, injured after car accident involving a limosine on Highway 61 in Cottage Grove, MN

Date: 
Friday, October 17, 2014
Area: 
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN
Three people were injured in a multi-car crash at 9:34 p.m. Friday in Cottage Grove. The accident involved a limousine and two others cars. The three people who were injured were all passengers in the limousine. 23-year-old Hanna Linderholm of New Prague sustained a serious injury from the collision. The two others had non-life threatening injuries. They are identified as Jamie Marshall, 26, of Chanhassen and 31-year-old Jeremy Franklund of Northfield. One passenger's condition is not documented. There were 10 passengers in the limousine at the time of the collision.

Allen Cole, 76, and Marilyn Cole, 75, died following a car accident on Highway 169 with Helinda Lee, 24, who sustains non life-threatening injuries in St. Peter, Minnesota

Date: 
Thursday, October 16, 2014
Area: 
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN
A couple from Saint Peter, Allen Cole, 76, and Marilyn Cole, 75, died Thursday afternoon on October 16 following a car accident. The couple made a left turn off of northbound Highway 169 when they collided with an oncoming vehice driven by Helinda Lee, 24, of Mankato. Lee sustained injuries not considered to be life-threatening.   

Three teens, ages 14, 15, and 16, suffered minor injuries after a rollover accident in the 4800 block of East Bodas Road in White Township near Aurora, Minnesota

Date: 
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Area: 
Duluth, MN-Superior, WI
Three teenagers, ages 14, 15, and 16, suffered minor injuries Tuesday morning following a rollover accident near Aurora, Minnesota. The incident occured around 1:00 a.m. when the car, traveling at a high speed, went around a corner at the 4800 block of East Bodas Road in White Township, and rolled into the ditch. Charges are expected to be pressed on the driver, who was driving without a license. No alcohol was involved.   

Gunnar Miller, 19, dies following a skateboarding accident at the intersection of Carroll and Prior Avenue in St. Paul, Minnesota

Date: 
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Area: 
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN

Gunnar Miller, 19, of Eagan, died Tuesday night following a skateboard crash in St. Paul, Minnesota. The accident occured around 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 14 at Carroll and Prior avenue when Miller asked a driver at a stop sign if he could hold their car mirror to go "skitching", a slang term for holding on to a car while skate boarding down the road. Miller travelled a short distance when he fell and hit his head on the pavement. Miller was not wearing a helmet at the time of the accident. Miller was taken to Regions Hospital with a severe head injury, where he later died.

Billee Weaver, 45, killed when SUV crashed into bus shelter at 45th and Lyndale Avenue in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date: 
Monday, October 6, 2014
Area: 
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN
Billy Weaver, 45 died while waiting at a Metro Station bus stop at 45th and Lyndale Avenue in Minneapolis, Minnesota after an SUV driven by a woman crashed through it.  The SUV driver went on to hit a parked car at nearby McDonald’s. The female drivers identity has not been released, and she was not believed to be under the influence.

1 killed, 1 injured when SUV rapidly accelerates in reverse and collides with bus stop on 45th Avenue North and Lyndale Avenue North in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date: 
Monday, October 6, 2014
Area: 
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN
What every family needs to know about wrongful death claims: When someone dies as the result of an accident, family members must make many decisions, and a wrongful death claim often needs to be filed. Often a claim can be filed only by certain family members, and there are strict requirements and deadlines that must be met. It is critically important to speak with a wrongful death attorney to get information on a victim’s rights and options. 

Brian Barth, 53, and Maxine Shaw, 58, killed in motorcycle crash west of Minneapolis

Date: 
Sunday, September 21, 2014
Area: 
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN
A motorcycle crashed on a freeway west of Minneapolis near St. Louis Park early Sunday afternoon, killing two people, authorities said. Killed were a man operating the motorcycle and his 58-year-old passenger, the patrol added. There was no immediate word on what led to the crash.