Fleeing Driver Killed in Crash on St. Cloud State Campus After Police Pursuit

Overview

• An officer spotted a vehicle around 10:41 p.m. traveling 62 mph in a 30 mph zone on University Drive and initiated a stop that became a pursuit.
• The motorist crossed the Mississippi River via University Bridge, where police say the officer attempted to terminate the chase.
• The vehicle drove the wrong way through the Fifth Avenue South roundabout near Halenbeck Hall, hit a parked car, and struck a light pole in an apartment parking lot.
• The 41-year-old driver was pronounced dead at the scene, and the man in the parked car sustained injuries that are not considered life-threatening.
• Police say the driver's legal ability to drive had been canceled due to past conduct, his identity and reason for fleeing remain unknown, and the Minnesota State Patrol is assisting.