Police: Drunken Driver Caught Texting & Driving On Hwy 12
West Hennepin police are saying another Highway 12 tragedy has been averted thanks to an alert driver who spotted a drunken driver – who was also distracted by texting.
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West Hennepin police are saying another Highway 12 tragedy has been averted thanks to an alert driver who spotted a drunken driver – who was also distracted by texting.
Area lawmakers are asking for $15 million for emergency safety upgrades for a deadly stretch of Highway 12 in the west Twin Cities suburbs.
A suspected drunk driver arrested on a Maple Plain road had numerous open alcohol containers inside his vehicle, according to the West Hennepin Public Safety Department.
A 27-year-old Bloomington woman died Monday in a two-vehicle crash on Highway 12 just west of the Twin Cities, authorities say. Officers with the West Hennepin Public Safety Department were called to the crash at about 7:47 a.m. Monday at 7899 Highway 12 in Independence.
There was a crash Monday morning on Highway 12 in Maple Plain, a dispatcher with the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office confirmed.
A 24-year-old Waverly man is accused of driving drunk in a head-on crash in Delano last week that left a mother of three dead, according to charges filed in Wright County Court.
A Cokato woman is dead after a head-on crash occurred on Highway 12 in Delano late Wednesday evening. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, around 10:45 p.m. 24-year-old Michael P. Steer, of Waverly, was driving eastbound on Highway 12 when he crossed through the center turn lane and into oncoming traffic.
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Officials say one person died and eight others were injured late Saturday night after two cars collided in Kandiyohi County.
In the past six days, three people have lost their lives in crashes on Highway 12. The stretch of highway has been a concern since it opened back in 2008. The number of fatalities forced officials to make changes they hoped would cut down on the number of accidents where vehicles were crossing the center median.
Authorities say a 25-year-old woman and a 69-year-old man, both from the west Twin Cities metro, died in a head-on crash on Friday in Orono. Orono police were called to the crash just before 7 a.m. Friday on Highway 12 west of County Road 6.
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Authorities are on the scene of a fatal crash in western Minnesota Friday morning. The Minnesota State Patrol received a report of a head-on crash at about 6:47 a.m. on Highway 12 at 120th St. NW in Kandiyohi County.
A Minnesota road construction company is stepping in to help improve safety on a west metro highway. Diamond Surface Inc. will donate time and resources to add rumble strips to Highway 12. In the last eight months, four people have died on a stretch of Highway 12 near Maple Plain from head-on crashes.
One man is dead and another is hospitalized after a head-on crash in Maple Plain. According to the West Hennepin Public Safety, officers were called to a personal injury crash at 4:22 p.m. Tuesday.
The State Patrol says a head-on crash on an icy highway Sunday evening in Meeker County left a 37-year-old man dead.
Authorities say one person was killed Tuesday night after a head-on crash on Highway 12 west of the Twin Cities. The Medina Police Department responded to an accident on Highway 12 at about 9:45 p.m. involving a car and a semi-truck about one mile east of Maple Plan.
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Two people were hurt, one seriously, in a head-on crash involving three vehicles west of the Twin Cites Friday morning, according to the State Patrol. Authorities responded to the crash at about 5:37 a.m. on Highway 12 near Waverly.
A 17-year-old girl may face criminal charges after a fatal head-on crash in Montrose, Minn. Thursday morning. The crash happened at about 9:39 a.m. on Highway 12 near Zephyr Avenue, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.
A motorcyclist was killed Wednesday after being involved in a crash with a vehicle northwest of the Twin Cities, according to the Wright County Sheriff's Office. Authorities responded to the crash at about 9:39 a.m. Wednesday on Highway 12 in the city of Montrose.
One person is dead after a rollover crash in western Minnesota Saturday afternoon, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. Authorities were called to the crash at about 3:35 p.m. on Highway 12 east of Kandiyohi near Willmar.
One person is dead after a crash involving two cars and a semi-truck in west central Minnesota Tuesday night, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. Authorities responded to the crash at about 8:15 p.m. on Highway 12 about three miles east of the city of Degraff in Swift County.
Hennepin County authorities are investigating a head-on crash that killed two people Friday morning near Orono. It happened on Highway 12 west of County Road 6 just before 7 a.m. Orono Deputy Police Chief Chris Fischer says one driver was dead at the scene, and the other died later.
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Meteorologist Chris Shaffer says the Twin Cities will get some light snow early Wednesday, while northwest Minnesota could see several inches.
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WCCO meteorologist Chris Shaffer says light snow and flurries will move across the state from west to east overnight.
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Meteorologist Chris Shaffer says the Twin Cities will get some light snow early Wednesday, while northwest Minnesota could see several inches.