Authorities ID driver who died in crash on Cedar Avenue in south Minneapolis

The man died less than an hour after the crash.

March 5, 2021 at 1:27PM

Authorities have identified the driver who died in a crash last week in south Minneapolis.

Desi R. WalkingEagle Jr., 29, of Minneapolis, crashed about 1:25 a.m. Friday in the 2600 block of S. Cedar Avenue, according to the Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office.

WalkingEagle died less than an hour later at HCMC.

Police have yet to disclose the circumstances surrounding the crash.

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