Man hospitalized, 3 arrested after post-crash fight spills onto highway

Drivers are once again able to access the interchange from southbound I-35W for both east and westbound Highway 62 after a brief closure late Sunday morning caused by a post-crash fight that left a man injured.

The Minnesota State Patrol tells 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS troopers were called to the area of southbound I-35W and 60th Street just before 11 a.m. Sunday for a report of a crash.

As troopers were responding, they were told people were fighting on the freeway near the crash.

Troopers eventually arrived and were able to separate the parties. However, while investigating, a trooper was assaulted by a man who was involved in the crash.

That man was identified as 24-year-old Sir Moses Williams of Minneapolis. He is being held for probable 4th degree assault at the Hennepin County Jail.

Two other men – both from Illinois – were taken to the jail for assault. They were identified as 29-year-old Takari Grant of Chicago and 26-year-old Anthony Darnell Hicks of Franklin Park.

Authorities haven’t said if the trooper was hospitalized.

However, another man – identified only as a 20-year-old from Minneapolis – was taken to Hennepin County Medical Center for non-life-threatening injuries. The State Patrol hasn’t provided that man’s name as of this update.

No word on what caused the crash, the type of vehicles involved, or who started the fight.

A traffic camera at Diamond Lake Road around 11:30 a.m. showed cones had been placed across the lanes of the interchange for eastbound and westbound Highway 62 from southbound I-35W. Multiple squads could also be seen on the ramp, which reopened just before 12 p.m.

An interactive traffic map showing current road conditions can be found below.