Woman, her unborn child killed in Coon Rapids crash; Mounds View driver arrested, charged
COON RAPIDS, Minn. — A Mounds View woman is accused of driving drunk during a crash on Sunday in Coon Rapids that killed a woman and her unborn child.
The Anoka County Attorney's Office says the 20-year-old suspect was driving a pickup truck hauling a trailer when she drove through a red light at the intersection of Coon Rapids Boulevard Northwest and Springbrook Drive Northwest at about 9:30 p.m.
Investigators say the driver of the SUV was making a left-hand turn at the time and had the right of way when the truck struck them.
The passenger in the SUV, a 26-year-old woman who was five months pregnant, was killed. The 27-year-old man who was driving suffered broken ribs and is expected to survive.
The suspect wasn't hurt. According to the criminal complaint, deputies saw "an empty can of an alcoholic beverage" in the suspect's truck, and she told them she only had one drink that evening. She also admitted to speeding and driving without a valid license.
She failed a field sobriety test and a preliminary breath test conducted at the scene showed she had more than twice the legal limit of alcohol in her system.
The woman is charged with one count of criminal vehicular homicide, two counts of criminal vehicular operation and a DWI.
She is currently in custody and faces up to 25 years in prison if convicted.
