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Wednesday, February 27, 2013

24-Year-Old Woman Dies in Crash on Hwy 13: Pick of Our Patches

Our pick of recent Patch stories from around the south metro.

  From Mendota Heights... A 24-year-old Eagan woman was killed and another person injured in a fatal, two-car collision near Fort Snelling that took place just before 8 a.m. Friday, Minnesota State Patrol investigators say. Taya N. Clifford, of Eagan, was driving a 2007 Mazda passenger car on Hwy. 13 when her vehicle was struck by a Dodge Caravan driven by 53-year-old Michael A. Klasen of St. Paul, according to the state patrol. The Pioneer Press reports that Clifford lost control of her vehicle, which spun into oncoming traffic and was broadsided by Klasen's van. Police say Klasen was transported to Regions Hospital with minor injuries.  The accident took place near the intersection of Hwy. 13 and Interstate 494. Significant snowfall …

Thursday, February 14, 2013

High-Speed Chase Ends in Injuries: Pick of Our Patches

Jeremy James Rodriguez, 29, faces one count of theft of a motor vehicle, one count of fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle and one gross misdemeanor count of criminal vehicular operation.

A St. Paul man and his passenger were injured during a high-speed chase on Feb. 6 when the vehicle they were driving hit an icy patch at high speeds and rolled, investigators say. Jeremy James Rodriguez, 29, faces one felony count of theft of a motor vehicle, one felony count of fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle and one gross misdemeanor count of criminal vehicular operation following the chase. If convicted on the theft charge, Rodriguez could face a maximum of five years in prison and $10,000 in fines. An Eagan police officer tried to stop a vehicle around 2 a.m. on Feb. 6 after noticing the vehicle didn't have a front license plate, according to a criminal complaint filed by the Dakota County Attorney's Office. Instead of …

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