Teen driver from Minneapolis killed in I-694 rollover
A 19-year-old driver from Minneapolis was killed Tuesday night when his SUV rolled on Interstate 694 in Oakdale, left the roadway and slammed into a sound barrier, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.[1]
The single-vehicle crash happened just before 8 p.m. in the southbound lanes north of 15th Street, where troopers say the SUV veered off, rolled, struck the wall and came to rest in the right-side ditch; the driver, who was not wearing a seat belt, died at the scene.[1]
State Patrol officials noted that Minnesota has recorded at least 358 traffic deaths so far this year, placing renewed focus on basic safety measures such as seat-belt use and speed in preventing fatal rollovers like the one in Oakdale.[1]
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- A 19-year-old driver from Minneapolis was killed in a single-vehicle rollover crash on I-694 in Oakdale just before 8 p.m. Tuesday.
- The SUV left the southbound lanes north of 15th Street, rolled, struck a sound barrier and came to rest in the right-side ditch.
- The State Patrol says the driver was not wearing a seat belt, and Minnesota has recorded at least 358 traffic deaths so far this year.
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