Drivers of 2 vehicles die after wrong-way crash on I-694 in Fridley
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UPDATE 8 a.m. 11/1/22: The Minnesota State Patrol has identified the two drivers who died in a two-vehicle crash Monday night in Fridley.
At 8 a.m. Tuesday, the State Patrol identified the car’s driver as 46-year-old Julian Evan Griffin of Brooklyn Center and the SUV’s driver as 78-year-old Mary Louise Ruegsegger of Mounds View.
At this time, State Patrol does not know if alcohol was a factor in the crash, which happened after Griffin drove into oncoming traffic on I-694.
Read an earlier version of this story below.
INITIAL REPORT 6:20 a.m. 11/1/22: Eastbound Interstate 694 in Fridley is open again Tuesday after a wrong-way crash around 9:50 p.m. Monday that killed the drivers of both involved vehicles.
According to a Minnesota State Patrol report, a car entering I-694 East from University Avenue turned from the ramp and drove west into oncoming traffic.
The Minnesota State Patrol has identified the two drivers who died in a two-vehicle crash Monday night in Fridley.
The car then collided head-on with an eastbound SUV, and both drivers died. No other vehicles were listed in the crash report.
Authorities are expected to identify the two drivers at 8 a.m. Tuesday. The car driver is reportedly a 46-year-old Brooklyn Center man, while the SUV driver was identified as a 78-year-old woman from Mounds View.
Fridley police officers and firefighters, Allina emergency personnel, and Ramsey County deputies assisted the State Patrol.
Check back for updates.