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CBS News
7 days ago
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Wrong-way driver charged in central Minnesota crash that critically injured high school senior
A 71-year-old man has been charged in connection with a crash that injured three teenagers, one of them severely, earlier this year in central Minnesota. The Sauk Rapids, Minnesota, man was charged Thursday with four counts each of criminal vehicular operation resulting in great bodily harm and criminal vehicular operation resulting in bodily harm. He is accused of driving eastbound in the westbound lanes of Highway 10 in Sherburne County on the night of April 9. After driving the wrong way for several miles, he collided with another vehicle while turning right from Highway 10 onto 70th Avenue. The criminal complaint says a Minnesota state trooper responding to reports of the wrong-way driver, but unaware of the collision, struck the 71-year-old man's vehicle, which then hit two teens who were outside of their car, inspecting damage from the initial crash. As a result of the crash, one of the boys, 17-year-old Blayke Mostad, suffered life-threatening injuries to his brain and spinal cord. His brother, 15-year-old Braxton Mostad and their friend were also injured, as well as the suspect and the trooper. Charges say a review of the trooper's squad video shows the vehicles involved in the first collision were not visible to the trooper unit immediately before impact. The complaint notes that the intersection where the crash happened is unlit and uncontrolled. A blood sample taken from the suspect after the incident found Trazodone, a medication that can cause dizziness, drowsiness, fatigue and blurred vision, in his system, according to the complaint. The suspect allegedly told investigators he realized he was driving the wrong way right before the initial crash. In late June, Blayke Mostad's family shared in a CaringBridge post that he transitioned from the PICU to inpatient rehab. Note: The video above originally aired on April 15, 2025.
CBS News
03-07-2025
- CBS News
2 killed when driver who tossed gun flees traffic stop, T-bones another car in St. Cloud
Two men are dead after a speeding driver who threw a gun out of his vehicle before fleeing a traffic stop T-boned another car, police said. Around 11:45 p.m. Wednesday, a St. Cloud officer saw a truck with no headlights on speeding on Ninth Avenue South. The officer pulled the driver over, but when he approached the truck, the driver threw something out of the window and sped away, according to police. The officer didn't chase the driver, police said, but did try subsequently to find the car. When he couldn't, he returned to the location of the traffic stop and found the thrown item, which was a gun. While he was at the scene, a crash occurred on the 1300 block of 10th Avenue North. Police said the driver who fled the traffic stop hit the broadside of another car while speeding, killing both of that car's occupants — two men, ages 59 and 45. The suspect driver, a 26-year-old Sauk Rapids man, is hospitalized in critical condition. The crash is being investigated.
CBS News
01-07-2025
- CBS News
Woman hit by bullet during morning run in Sauk Rapids
New laws taking effect July 1 in Minnesota, and more headlines New laws taking effect July 1 in Minnesota, and more headlines New laws taking effect July 1 in Minnesota, and more headlines A 62-year-old woman was shot during a Sunday morning run in central Minnesota, police said, but it's unclear from whence the bullet came. The woman was running on River Avenue North in Sauk Rapids around 10:38 a.m. when a bullet hit her in the forearm, according to the city's police department. She was taken to a hospital, where doctors removed the bullet. Police did not find a shooter. They are asking anyone with information about firearm use in the area to contact them.
