Crime & Safety
Teen Killed In Dakota County Crash Wasn't Belted: MSP
The 17-year-old from Cannon Falls was ejected from his vehicle during the crash, investigators said.
DAKOTA COUNTY, MN — A 17-year-old who was killed in a single-car crash in the town of Randolph earlier this week was not wearing a seat belt, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.
Tayven Matthew Geiger, of Cannon Falls, was driving a 2000 Ford Ranger northbound on Highway 56, south of 292nd Street, just after 8 a.m. on Wednesday.
The vehicle left the road to the right, entered the right ditch, rolled over and Geiger was ejected, according to authorities. There was snow and ice on the roads at the time of the crash, investigators said.
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Geiger died at the scene as a result of blunt-force injuries, the Hennepin County Medical Examiner ruled.
A GoFundMe page was established for the teen's family here.
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