MPD at Lake Street car crash

Lake Street crash killing 5 Somali women
Minneapolis police say they’re investigating a car crash that left 5 dead. They say a speeding driver exited 35W where it went through a red light hitting another vehicle. A traffic camera shows the vehicle and what appears to be a State Trooper exiting at a high rate of speed. Minneapolis police have said they are not calling it a pursuit because there were no lights or sirens activated. Initial dispatch audio: “State Patrol had a vehicle flee and crash. Northbound 35W and Lake Street and they’re now in a foot pursuit of 1 in the alley”

Minneapolis police say they’re investigating a car crash that left 5 dead. They say a speeding driver exited 35W where it went through a red light hitting another vehicle. A traffic camera shows the vehicle and what appears to be a State Trooper exiting at a high rate of speed. Minneapolis police have said they are not calling it a pursuit because there were no lights or sirens activated. Initial dispatch audio: “State Patrol had a vehicle flee and crash. Northbound 35W and Lake Street and they’re now in a foot pursuit of 1 in the alley” From the Minneapolis Uprising series, appearing in the June 2023 album, documenting events following the May 25, 2020 murder of George Floyd.

Central, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Photo taken in June 2023. © Chad Davis