Maplewood rollover kills baby; driver arrested
A black Chevy Tahoe rolled off the eastbound Hwy 36 to southbound Hwy 61 exit ramp in Maplewood around 6:25 p.m., landing upside down in 1–2 feet of water, the Minnesota State Patrol said. One-year-old Revon Melvin Anthony Todd was extricated and later died; two boys, ages 5 and 6, and a 32-year-old man were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. Driver Rachale Francine Peloquin, 28, of St. Paul, was arrested after medical clearance, suspected of alcohol use, and booked into Ramsey County Jail on criminal vehicular homicide.
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- Time/location: ~6:25 p.m. at EB Hwy 36 to SB Hwy 61 exit ramp in Maplewood
- Victim: 1-year-old Revon Melvin Anthony Todd died at the hospital
- Injuries: two boys (5 and 6) and a 32-year-old man hospitalized, expected to survive
- Driver: Rachale Francine Peloquin, 28, of St. Paul; suspected alcohol; arrested and booked into Ramsey County Jail
- Crash details: SUV rolled into right ditch, landed upside down, submerged in 1–2 feet of water; roads were dry
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Baby dies in Maplewood rollover crash, 2 boys injured, driver arrested
- Time/location: ~6:25 p.m. at EB Hwy 36 to SB Hwy 61 exit ramp in Maplewood
- Victim: 1-year-old Revon Melvin Anthony Todd died at the hospital
- Injuries: two boys (5 and 6) and a 32-year-old man hospitalized, expected to survive