A driver was arrested on suspicion of criminal vehicular homicide after a vehicle hit a tree in Brooklyn Park on Saturday, leaving a passenger dead, according to police.
The Brooklyn Park Police Department said that an officer arrived at the crash in the 7000 block of 68th Avenue N. after 7 p.m. Saturday.
The Brooklyn Park Fire Department helped remove two adults from the vehicle. They were taken to a hospital, where the passenger died. The driver was treated for injuries and remained at the hospital as of Sunday morning, police said.
The crash is under investigation.
