A Minnesota State Patrol vehicle that was part of Gov. Mark Dayton's security detail was involved in a crash Thursday night in St. Paul that sent one man to a hospital with noncritical injuries.
Crash involving State Patrol vehicle in Gov. Dayton's security detail sends one to hospital
A state trooper also received a medical evaluation, authorities said. The governor's car was not involved in the crash.
August 11, 2017 at 11:53AM
The crash happened at 7 p.m. near Summit Avenue and Dale Street, authorities said.
The man taken to Regions Hospital was in a "civilian" vehicle that collided with an unmarked State Patrol vehicle that was in the motorcade, St. Paul police said. A state trooper also went to the hospital on his or her own as a precautionary measure, authorities said.
The car Dayton was in, while part of the detail, was not involved in the crash.
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