MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis police are investigating after a speeding vehicle set off a chain reaction crash near interstates 94 and 394 involving multiple vehicles, leaving one person dead and several with injuries.
The fatal incident - which involved seven vehicles - unfolded around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday on the Dunwoody exit between I-94 and Lyndale Avenue. A report on the Minnesota State Patrol website says a Chevrolet Avalanche was traveling at a high rate of speed on the exit ramp when it struck several vehicles and inflicted severe damage.
The driver of the Chevy Avalanche - a 32-year-old man from St. Paul - suffered non-life threatening injuries. The State Patrol says it appears he was under the influence of alcohol. A 20-year-old female passenger in the Avalanche was badly injured and is listed in life-threatening condition.
Twelve other people were involved in the crash, including a 26-year-old Minneapolis woman who did not survive. She was listed as a passenger in a 2015 Jeep Cherokee, and her identity will be released after the Medical Examiner notifies the family.
Six other people suffered non-life-threatening injuries, including two children - one a two-year-old boy.
It took hours to reconstruct the crash and clear the scene before the exit was reopened for Thursday morning traffic.
This story will be updated once more information is released.