State Patrol cites 'poor driving behavior' in fatal crash on I-94 in Minneapolis

The crash happened shortly after 7 a.m. in the westbound lanes near Franklin Avenue.

August 4, 2021 at 7:27PM
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Traffic was detoured off I-94 and onto northbound Hwy. 280. (Provided/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Erratic driving led to a fatal rollover crash Wednesday on Interstate 94 in Minneapolis, the State Patrol said.

The 47-year-old driver was traveling west in a Ford Explorer when the accident occurred near Franklin Avenue just after 7 a.m., the patrol said. He was thrown from the vehicle and died at the scene. His name has not been released.

A passenger, Marquis Washington, 64, of Minneapolis, was taken to HCMC in Minneapolis with noncritical injuries, the patrol said.

Authorities were investigating, but a preliminary crash report said the SUV rolled over "due to poor driving behavior."

TIM HARLOW

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