Lakeville man remains jailed on suspicion of being drunk when he caused fatal crash in Minneapolis

A 42-year-old Fridley man was killed in the crash at 50th Street and S. Lyndale Avenue.

August 6, 2023 at 11:29PM

Minneapolis police arrested a driver early Saturday after a two-car collision in south Minneapolis that killed the other motorist.

The crash at 50th Street and S. Lyndale Avenue involved a pickup and an SUV, police said. A 42-year-old man driving the SUV was killed in the crash. He was identified by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office on Sunday as Aaron T. Zach, of Fridley.

Police said they suspect Julio Armando Alvarado, 24, of Lakeville, of being intoxicated when his pickup struck the SUV. Alvarado was arrested and then jailed on suspicion of criminal vehicular homicide.

When police responded to the scene at 12:50 a.m. Saturday, they found Zach's SUV had significant damage to the driver's side. The pickup had heavy front-end damage, and a retaining wall near the truck was also damaged, police said.

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