City Of Eden Prairie: EPPD Statement: Fatal Reckless Driving Incident

Press release from the City of Eden Prairie:

09/06/2021

On Sunday, Sept. 5, at 1:41 a.m., Eden Prairie Police officers responded to a 911 call indicating multiple vehicles were involved in street racing activity at Flying Cloud Drive and Crosstown Circle.

Several vehicles fled the area as officers arrived, leading to a short pursuit of one vehicle as it entered the City of Minnetonka. Officers lost sight of the vehicle just after it passed under I-494, then discovered the vehicle had crashed near a residential property on the 5300 block of Baker Road. One occupant of the vehicle, a 19-year-old male from Maplewood was declared deceased at the scene. The second occupant, a 19-year-old female from Woodbury was transported to the hospital. This was a single-vehicle accident with only two occupants.

The Minnesota State Patrol is leading the crash investigation and reconstruction portion of this incident, with assistance from the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner will release the identity of the deceased.

Because this is an active investigation, no further details are available at this time.

This press release was produced by the City of Eden Prairie. The views expressed here are the author’s own.