37-year-old man killed in crash on Highway 169 in Champlin
The scene of a fatal crash on Highway 169 in Champlin (Courtesy of Minnesota Department of Transportation)
CHAMPLIN, Minn. (FOX 9) - A 37-year-old man was killed after his vehicle rolled into a ditch during a crash on Highway 169 in Hennepin County.
The Minnesota State Patrol said the crash occurred just before 12:30 p.m. Thursday when a 58-year-old female in a Toyota RAV 4 lost control of her vehicle after she clipped another car.
The woman was heading northbound on 169 when the traffic started to slow near 117th Avenue. The RAV 4 driver swerved left and clipped the front of an Audi. The RAV 4 crossed the median into the southbound lanes of 169, and hit Adam Madsen, 37, of Anoka.
Madsen’s vehicle went off-road into a ditch and rolled onto its roof. He was dead upon the officer's arrival, according to the Champlin Police Department.
The Minnesota State Patrol said alcohol was a factor in the crash for the RAV 4 driver. She suffered non-life threatening injuries and was treated at a Coon Rapids hospital.
The Audi driver was not injured in the crash.
Highway 169 was shut down, and traffic was rerouted. It has since reopened.
Traffic being rerouted after a fatal crash on Highway 169 in Champlin (Courtesy of Minnesota Department of Transportation)