2 dead, 1 in custody in St. Paul crash - KTTC Rochester, Austin, Mason City News, Weather and Sports

2 dead, 1 in custody in St. Paul crash

Posted:

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Two people were killed, a third was injured and the driver arrested after a car crashed into the back of a parked pickup truck in St. Paul.

Police say the car struck the unoccupied pickup at a high rate of speed about 2:30 a.m. Friday.

Police spokesman Paul Paulos tells the St. Paul Pioneer Press two passengers were pronounced dead at the scene. He says another passenger was taken to Regions Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Police are investigating whether the driver was under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

Powered by WorldNow
All content © Copyright 2001 - 2013 WorldNow and KTTC, a Quincy station.
All Rights Reserved. For more information on this site, please read our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Persons with disabilities who need assistance with issues relating to the content of this station's public inspection file should contact Administrative Assistant Lynn Jacobs at (507) 280-5104. Questions or concerns relating to the accessibility of the FCC's online public file system should be directed to the FCC at 888-225-5322, at 888-835-5322 (TTY) or at fccinfo@fcc.gov.