Three teenagers died in sepaÂrate sinÂgle-veÂhiÂcle crashÂes SunÂday, with one of the wrecks comÂing durÂing winÂtry drivÂing conÂdiÂtions, authÂoriÂties said.
In the Twin Cities area, a pickup truck drivÂer lost conÂtrol on Hwy. 55 in Eagan near Dodd Road about 4:20 p.m. and rolled into the meÂdiÂan, the State Patrol said. Snow and ice covered the road at the time.
PasÂsenÂger Angely BurÂgos-Salas, 17, of Minneapolis, was thrown from the westÂbound pickup and later died at HCMC. BurÂgos-Salas was not wearÂing a seat belt, the paÂtrol said.
Three othÂers from Minneapolis in the veÂhiÂcle, all wearÂing seat belts, were not inÂjured: drivÂer Virginio S. BurÂgos, 57; Olga Salas, 53, and Keity BurÂgos, 13, acÂcordÂing to the paÂtrol.
The paÂtrol talÂlied 217 crashÂes across the state from 1 to 9 p.m., and 49 vehiÂcles eithÂer spun out or went off the road.
ShortÂly beÂfore 5 p.m. on InÂterÂstate 90 in southÂeastÂern Minnesota, a pickup truck drivÂer also lost conÂtrol and rolled into the meÂdiÂan, the paÂtrol said. The moÂtorÂist, a 16-year-old boy, did not surÂvive. He was not wearÂing a seat belt, the paÂtrol notÂed. His 13-year-old pasÂsenÂger, EÂthan J. Meeks of Racine, Wis., had on his seat belt and was not hurt, the paÂtrol said.
The paÂtrol said the inÂterÂstate paveÂment was dry at the time of the crash.
Speed and alÂcoÂhol were conÂsidÂered facÂtors in a crash that occurred about 1:40 a.m. northwest of the Twin Cities and inÂvolved a veÂhiÂcle that went into the MisÂsisÂsipÂpi River in Big Lake Township afÂter missing a sharp curve in the 15500 block of County Road 30.
The SherÂburne County SherÂiff's Office said drivÂer Dashon J. RoÂdriÂguez, 19, of Nevis, Minn., was found dead inÂside the veÂhiÂcle unÂder 11 feet of waÂter. PasÂsenÂger DeÂvin M. Moksnes, 22, of Otsego, was slightÂly hurt and went to a nearÂby home for help, acÂcordÂing to the SherÂiff's Office.
Moksnes told investigators that he and Rodriguez had on their seat belts, the Sheriff's Office said.
Staff writer Mara Klecker contributed to this report.
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