Crime & Safety

Pedestrian Fatally Struck In Hopkins Crash: State Patrol

The pedestrian was struck "in the lanes of traffic," according to the Minnesota State Patrol.

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HOPKINS, MN — A pedestrian was fatally struck by a vehicle in Hopkins on Saturday night, according to authorities.

At 9:25 p.m., a 1999 Toyota Camry was traveling east on Highway 7 — near 12th Avenue — when it struck a pedestrian in the lanes of traffic, the Minnesota State Patrol said.

The Camry driver — a 23-year-old woman from St. Louis Park — was not injured in the crash.

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The pedestrian — identified as 28-year-old John Patrick Gunderson of St. Louis Park — died at the scene.

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