1 dead, 3 hurt in crash on freeway ramp in northeast Minneapolis

The wreck happened about 2:25 a.m. on the ramp leading from northbound Interstate 35W to Johnson Street.

December 12, 2022 at 12:10PM
The ramp from northbound Interstate 35W to Johnson Street remained closed Monday morning, Dec. 12, following a fatal crash at about 2:30 a.m. (Minnesota Department of Transportation/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

One person is dead and three others injured following a rollover crash early Monday on a freeway ramp in northeast Minneapolis.

The driver of a Chevy Suburban was moving at a high speed, lost control on the ramp leading from northbound Interstate 35W to NE. Johnson Street at about 2:25 a.m. and crashed, the State Patrol said.

The driver, a 41-year-old man from St. Paul, died at the scene. Three passengers who were not wearing seat belts were hurt and taken to a hospital for treatment, the patrol said.

The ramp remained closed at 6 a.m. as the patrol investigated.

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