Bloomington driver charged in 90 mph fatal crash
Lydia Cleto Akotkuel, 26, of Bloomington is charged with criminal vehicular homicide after a Sept. 6 crash that killed a 60-year-old motorcyclist in Bloomington.[1]
An event data recorder showed Akotkuel was driving 90.1 mph in a 35 mph zone, and a witness estimated her speed at up to 100 mph before the rear-end collision.[1] Akotkuel told investigators she had a seizure and lost control, but surveillance video shows her swerving through traffic and taking evasive action to avoid a median.[1] A warrant is outstanding and Akotkuel is not in custody, though she was initially arrested after the crash.[1]
The crash happened at the intersection of 90th Street and Portland Avenue and killed a 60-year-old man who was riding a three-wheeled motorcycle.[1] Hennepin County prosecutors charged Akotkuel with one count of criminal vehicular homicide.[1]
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- Defendant Lydia Cleto Akotkuel, 26, of Bloomington is charged with one count of criminal vehicular homicide in Hennepin County.
- Crash occurred Sept. 6 at the intersection of 90th Street and Portland Avenue in Bloomington, killing a 60‑year‑old man on a three‑wheeled motorcycle.
- Event data recorder shows Akotkuel driving 90.1 mph in a 35 mph zone, and a witness estimated her speed at up to 100 mph before the rear‑end collision.
- Akotkuel claimed she had a seizure and lost control, but surveillance video shows her swerving through traffic and taking evasive action to avoid a median.
- A warrant is currently outstanding; Akotkuel is not in custody despite being initially arrested after the crash.
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