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1 dead, 8 injured in 7-vehicle Minneapolis crash
The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating a seven-vehicle crash in Minneapolis that killed one person and injured eight others around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday.
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - A crash in Minneapolis left one woman dead and 10 other people injured after authorities say a drunken driver caused a seven-vehicle crash.
What we know
Authorities say the crash happened around 9:17 p.m. on Wednesday just off of Interstate 94 at Lyndale Avenue.
A crash report from the Minnesota State Patrol (MSP) states a 29-year-old man from St. Paul was driving a Chevy Avalanche on eastbound I-94 to Lyndale Avenue at a "high rate of speed" when he crashed into several other vehicles.
The Avalanche driver was under the influence of alcohol and speeding at the time of the crash, according to the MSP report.
The crash left a 26-year-old woman, identified as Natalie Gubbay of Minneapolis, dead. She was the driver of a Jeep Cherokee that was involved in the crash.
A 20-year-old St. Paul woman, who was a passenger in the Avalanche, reportedly suffered life-threatening injuries.
A 2-year-old boy, who was a passenger in a GMC Yukon involved in the crash, was also injured but is expected to survive.
A total of 10 people were injured, including the driver of the Avalanche, with nine people being taken to the hospital. A total of seven vehicles were involved in the crash.
What we don't know
The driver of the Avalanche has not yet been booked into jail. He was taken to the hospital with injuries that are not life-threatening. No criminal charges have yet been announced.