Officials say the batteries in an electric vehicle during a fiery Twin Cities crash late last year that killed a teenager “had ruptured.”
According to the Minnesota State Patrol, 17-year-old Lucas Knudson was driving a 2024 Cadillac Lyriq on Highway 7 in Minnetonka on the night of Oct. 17, 2024, when his vehicle left the road and struck a light pole.
According to a written report from trooper Madeline Droher, one witness parked at a nearby gas station heard a loud bang and saw the Cadillac “immediately burst into flames.”…