4 killed, 1 injured in wrong-way crash on I-35W
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UPDATE: Four people are dead and one is seriously injured after a wrong-way crash on Interstate 35W Saturday night.
The Minnesota State Patrol said the crash happened in Richfield near 66th Street at about 10:54 p.m.
According to a crash report, a Nissan Murano was traveling south in northbound lanes on I-35W when it collided with a northbound GMC Terrain.
The driver of the Nissan, identified in the State Patrol crash report as 21-year-old Alfredo Torres, of St. Paul, was killed in the crash.
The driver of the GMC, 25-year-old Briana Marisa Vazquez, of Watertown, S.D., and two passengers in the GMC — 28-year-old Hassan Aquil Abdulmalik, of Bloomington, and 27-year-old Tyler Joseph Fried, of Vermillion, S.D., — were also killed in the crash. A third passenger in the GMC, identified as 25-year-old Alaura Danielle Fried, of Lakeville, suffered life-threatening injuries. Her condition as of Sunday morning was unclear.
Minnesota State Troopers are at the scene of a fatal crash Saturday, June 20, 2020, on northbound Interstate 35W in Richfield.[Minnesota Department of Transportation]
According to the crash report, Tyler Fried and Alaura Fried weren't wearing seat belts at the time of the crash.
The crash remains under investigation.
A GoFundMe has been set up for the Fried family.
Original story:
The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating a fatal crash that happened Saturday night in Richfield.
The crash happened on northbound Interstate 35W near 66th Street, according to the State Patrol.
Northbound I-35W will be closed "for an extended period of time."
No other information was immediately available.