2 Dead After Driver Crashes While Fleeing Police
UPDATE: Family members have confirmed that the female passenger that was injured in the crash on Sunday night has died.
Eden Prairie Police attempted to stop the vehicle that was fleeing from a street racing gathering near Flying Cloud Drive and Crosstown Circle.
The driver crashed on Baker Rd, just past I-494 in Minnetonka. The driver of the vehicle was pronounced deceased on the scene.
Original story: One person is dead and another is critically injured after the driver of the vehicle crashed while fleeing from police.
Eden Prairie Police attempted to stop the vehicle, but the original reason for the stop is unknown at this time. The vehicle traveled northbound before the officer lost sight of the vehicle on Baker Rd near I-494 in Minnetonka but found the vehicle crashed just past I-494.
Officers report the vehicle rolled and struck a power pole. The driver of the vehicle was heavily entrapped and pronounced deceased by paramedics.
The second victim was ejected from the car and suffered significant head trauma. Medics reported she was unresponsive before being transported to the hospital.
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