2 Dead, 3 Injured In Maple Grove Car Crash
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Two people are dead and three are injured after a two-car crash, and subsequent head-on collision, in Maple Grove Friday afternoon.
According to the Maple Grove Police Department, officers were called to a report of a head-on collision around 3:54 p.m. Friday at County Road 81 and Maple Grove Parkway.
Upon arrival, officers learned that a vehicle, driven by 54-year-old Michael Kelley of Dayton, was traveling westbound on County Road 81 when it crossed into the eastbound traffic lane.
Officers said this resulted in a two-car crash as Kelley sideswiped an eastbound traveling vehicle, which then hit another car.
According to Maple Grove police, three people sustained non-life threatening injuries in this crash.
Police said Kelley continued to drive westbound in the eastbound lane of County Road 81 after the collision.
Kelley then hit another eastbound vehicle, driven by 68-year-old Cheron Swanson of Dayton, head-on.
Police said both Swanson and Kelley were pronounced dead at the scene.
According to police, alcohol appears to have been a factor in the fatal crash.
Maple Grove Police and Fire Department, Hennepin County Sheriff's Office and Minnesota State Patrol are currently investigating the crash.
