Zipper merge crash in Coon Rapids before construction zone

When a driver sees a “lane closed ahead" sign with traffic backing up, they should stay in their current lane up to the point of merge, then take turns with other drivers to safely and smoothly ease into the remaining lane, explains MnDOT.

Zipper merge crash in Coon Rapids

A crash involving a car and truck during the “zipper merge” technique heading into a construction zone caused an accident between Round Lake Boulevard and 7th Avenue in Coon Rapids.

Man flees police across I-94 in Minneapolis

A suspect fled the Minnesota State Patrol on foot across Interstate 94 outside the Lowry Tunnel in Minneapolis around 6:15 a.m. on Monday, June 5, 2023. Traffic camera video shows the suspect fighting with the state trooper on the shoulder of the eastbound lanes, then crossing the freeway to the westbound lanes, where he got hopped in another vehicle.