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2 in hospital, driver in custody after wrong-way crash near University of Minnesota campus

Published  April 10, 2020 9:28am CDT
University of Minnesota
FOX 9

2 in hospital, driver in custody after car crashes into Lunds & Byerlys in Minneapolis

Two people are in the hospital and the driver is in custody after crashing into Lunds & Byerlys in Minneapolis overnight Thursday.

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Two people are in the hospital and another is in custody after a crash involving a wrong-way driver overnight Thursday near the University of Minnesota. 

The University of Minnesota Department of Public Safety said officers saw a wrong-way driver near campus shortly before midnight Thursday. The officers tried to catch up to the vehicle, but the driver crashed into the Lunds & Byerlys near Central and University Avenues. 

The driver ran from the scene, but was later arrested. 

Two people were taken to the hospital. Their conditions are unknown.