Westbound I-94 reopened after wrong-way driver causes crash

February 27, 2016 at 4:33AM
A MnDOT traffic camera showed the crash scene on Interstate 94 near 53rd Avenue N. on Friday night.
A MnDOT traffic camera showed the crash scene on Interstate 94 near 53rd Avenue N. on Friday night. (Vince Tuss/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

A car traveling the wrong way in the left lane was struck by at least one other vehicle on Interstate 94 Friday night, causing a multi-vehicle crash and leading to a brief closure of the freeway's westbound lanes.

I-94 westbound had been closed from Minneapolis to Brooklyn Center until 10 p.m., causing a standstill that stretched for several miles.

Details about the crash, including the number of vehicles and injuries involved, were not available.

Check back with StarTribune.com for more on this developing story.

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Liz Sawyer

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Liz Sawyer  covers Minneapolis crime and policing at the Star Tribune. Since joining the newspaper in 2014, she has reported extensively on Minnesota law enforcement, state prisons and the youth justice system. 

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