Brooklyn Park crash: 1 dead, 1 hospitalized after motorists pull men from burning vehicle
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BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (FOX 9) - A man is dead and another was taken to the hospital after a crash in Brooklyn Park on Saturday morning.
Fiery Brooklyn Park crash
What we know:
Brooklyn Park police say officers and firefighters responded to a reported single-vehicle injury crash near the intersection of Highway 252 and 80th Avenue/Humboldt Avenue just after 7:20 a.m.
Authorities say the vehicle had started on fire.
Motorists then helped the men get out of the burning vehicle, according to a news release from the Brooklyn Park Police Department.
The passenger of the vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene. He was identified by the Minnesota State Patrol as 36-year-old Carlos Holliday.
The driver was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Authorities closed part of Highway 252 between 85th Avenue and Brookdale Drive to investigate the crash further on Saturday morning.
The State Patrol says they suspect impairment of alcohol and/or drugs in this incident.
What we don't know:
State Patrol did not say if any arrests have been or will be made, but the crash is currently under investigation.
The Source: This story used information shared by the Brooklyn Park Police Department.