Passenger dies in Brooklyn Park crash, driver arrested

Charges were suspicion of criminal vehicular homicide.

The Minnesota Star Tribune
March 31, 2024 at 2:04PM

A driver was arrested on suspicion of criminal vehicular homicide after a vehicle hit a tree in Brooklyn Park on Saturday, leaving a passenger dead, according to police.

The Brooklyn Park Police Department said that an officer arrived at the crash in the 7000 block of 68th Avenue N. after 7 p.m. Saturday.

The Brooklyn Park Fire Department helped remove two adults from the vehicle. They were taken to a hospital, where the passenger died. The driver was treated for injuries and remained at the hospital as of Sunday morning, police said.

The crash is under investigation.

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