Vehicle Bursts Into Flames On I-35E In Mendota Heights, Driver Arrested

By WCCO Staff, CBS Minnesota

December 18, 2022

The Minnesota State Patrol says a motorist showed signs of impairment following a vehicle fire in Mendota Heights Sunday morning.

Traffic cameras from the Minnesota Department of Transportation showed the car burst into flames shortly after 4 a.m. in a ditch off of Interstate 35E near Highway 62.

The fire was put out by emergency responders in about 30 minutes.

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