Driver killed after utility pole crushes, ignites car in Hopkins
A driver was killed Sunday just before 5 p.m. after a utility pole fell onto and ignited their car on the 300 block of Blake Road North in Hopkins.[1]
The vehicle's sole occupant died at the scene after the car caught fire in a parking lot on the block, police said.[1] Xcel Energy had a truck on scene assessing the pole as Hopkins police and fire opened an investigation into why it fell.[2]
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- Incident occurred just before 5 p.m. Sunday on the 300 block of Blake Road North in Hopkins.
- A utility pole fell onto a vehicle, the vehicle caught fire, and the sole occupant died.
- Xcel Energy had a truck on scene assessing the pole as Hopkins police and fire opened an investigation into why it fell.
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August 24, 2026