Authorities ID driver killed in late-night crash in Minneapolis

The rollover wreck occurred shortly after midnight.

December 17, 2021 at 10:41PM

A Minneapolis man has been identified as the driver killed in a late-night, single-vehicle crash last week in north Minneapolis.

Police said Ronny J.R. Welch, 34, was speeding near N. 27th and Lyndale avenues on Dec. 9 shortly after midnight when his vehicle flipped over and hit a tree. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office said Welch died at the scene.

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