A driver speeding in a stolen minivan hit and killed a man on foot in north Minneapolis early Thursday, crashed into a semitrailer truck and then ran from the scene, authorities said.
The multi-collision incident occurred about 1:20 a.m. in the 4600 block of N. Lyndale Avenue, according to police. The suspect remains at large.
The traffic-related fatality is the 15th this year being investigated by Minneapolis police, said department spokesman John Elder. There were 12 at this time last year, Elder said.
According to a police statement:
The minivan, stolen from Anoka County, was heading south on Lyndale "at a high rate of speed and in a very erratic manner" before it swerved and hit a man who was standing nearby. Police have not said where along Lyndale the man was standing.
The driver continued south, struck a northbound semi and fled on foot.
Another vehicle pulled up and took an injured passenger from the minivan to a hospital.
Paramedics arrived and declared the man dead at the scene. Authorities have yet to identify him, other than to say he was in his 20s.
