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Jury Reaches Verdict in Trial of Derrick Thompson for Minneapolis Crash

He faces 15 counts including third-degree murder for a high-speed June 2023 crash that killed five women.

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Overview

  • Jurors began deliberating on Thompson’s state charges on June 5 and signaled a verdict late on June 6.
  • On June 16, 2023, a speeding Cadillac Escalade driven at over 95 mph struck a Honda Accord along Interstate 35W, killing five women aged 17 to 20.
  • Prosecutors used body-camera footage and forensic analysis to refute claims that Thompson’s brother was driving the SUV that night.
  • Thompson had already been convicted on federal charges of firearm possession and fentanyl distribution related to the crash vehicle.
  • He previously served prison time for a 2018 California crash and is the son of former Minnesota state representative John Thompson.