Crime & Safety
Pedestrian Hit, Killed Friday Morning On Highway 610: Police
A 32-year-old Burnsville man was laying on the roadway when he was run over, according to police and local reports.
BROOKLYN PARK, MN — A Burnsville man was hit and killed early Friday morning on Highway 610 in Brooklyn Park, according to local and state police.
The 32-year-old man was found dead in the westbound lanes of Highway 610 near Zane Avenue North after he was hit by a Chevy Equinox just before 2:30 a.m. Friday, Minnesota State Patrol said.
The Minnesota State Patrol said the man was laying on the road when he was run over, WCCO reports. The driver, a 39-year-old man from Minneapolis, stopped after hitting the man in the roadway and cooperated with the investigation, police said.
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The Minnesota State Patrol said it expects to release more information Saturday about the man who died.
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Police and transportation officials closed the westbound lanes of Highway 610 to investigate the crash, causing major traffic backups Friday morning, WCCO reports.
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