2 Hurt After Driver Hits Stall on Interstate Shoulder

Mar 23

*The scene of a crash in Roseville on Sunday, March 23.* ***Submitted***

Two people were hospitalized after a vehicle parked on the shoulder of I-35W was struck by another driver.

The crash occurred shortly before 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 23, 2025 in Roseville.

According to the Minnesota State Patrol, a 2011 Lincoln MKZ was parked on the southbound shoulder of Interstate 35W near Highway 280 in Ramsey County with its hazard lights activated when it was struck by the driver of a 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee.

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Authorities said the Jeep, driven by 40-year-old Ryan Patrick Tyler, of Shakopee, was southbound when he crossed over the lane line and collided with the Lincoln. The road surface was reported as dry at the time of the crash.

The Lincoln was driven by 67-year-old Deborah Renee Nepple, of Minneapolis, who suffered life-threatening injuries and was transported to Hennepin County Medical Center. A passenger in the Lincoln, 86-year-old Robert Ernest Nepple, also of Minneapolis, sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was also taken to HCMC for treatment. According to the State Patrol, he was not wearing a seat belt.

Tyler was not injured in the crash. Authorities confirmed that alcohol was not a factor and that all airbags deployed in both vehicles. The interstate was closed for a brief period while crash reconstruction was performed.

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