Ex-DFL chair Cyndy Martin pleads guilty in teen hit-and-run
Cynthia "Cyndy" Martin, a former Minnesota DFL chair, has entered a guilty plea in Minnesota state court in connection with the 2024 hit-and-run that killed a Twin Cities teenager.[1]
The plea was framed as an admission that she left the scene after striking the teenager.[1] It clears the way for a separate sentencing hearing where a judge will decide her punishment.[1]
In 2024, Martin struck a Twin Cities teenager with her vehicle and left the scene, a crash that later proved fatal.[1] Alpha News reported the guilty plea on Friday, May 22, 2026.[1]
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- Cynthia "Cyndy" Martin, a former Minnesota DFL chair, has formally entered a guilty plea in Minnesota state court (Cynthia "Cyndy" Martin).
- The plea relates to the 2024 hit-and-run that killed a Twin Cities teenager (2024 hit-and-run).
- Alpha News reports the plea was framed as an admission of responsibility for leaving the scene after Martin struck the teenager (leaving the scene).
- The guilty plea clears the way for a separate sentencing hearing at which Martin's punishment will be determined (sentencing hearing).
- Alpha News published its report, titled "Former DFL leader Cynthia Martin enters guilty plea in fatal 2024 hit-and-run of teen," on Friday, May 22, 2026, 6:45 AM (Central) (Alpha News).
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May 22, 2026
11:45 AM
Former DFL leader Cynthia Martin enters guilty plea in fatal 2024 hit-and-run of teen
New information:
- Alpha News confirms that Cynthia "Cyndy" Martin, a former Minnesota DFL chair, has formally entered a guilty plea in Minnesota state court in connection with the 2024 hit-and-run that killed a Twin Cities teenager.
- The article specifies that the plea clears the way for a separate sentencing hearing at which her punishment will be determined.
- It reiterates that in 2024 Martin struck the teenager with her vehicle and left the scene before authorities arrived, framing the plea as an admission of responsibility for leaving the scene of the fatal crash.