A 60-year-old man riding a three-wheel motorcycle was killed Sunday after a Nissan Murano struck him from behind on Portland Avenue near Bischoff Lane in Bloomington, then barreled through a senior living facility’s parking lot, tore down two trees and slammed into a power pole. The motorcyclist died at the scene in front of the Oxboro Library. The driver, a 35-year-old woman, was booked on suspicion of criminal vehicular homicide.
According to KARE 11, the Bloomington Police Department said the SUV was traveling at a high rate of speed when it struck the motorcyclist, who was headed northbound on Portland Avenue. The Bloomington Police Department Traffic Bureau responded to the scene, and the crash remains under an ongoing investigation, with no formal charges announced yet.
SUV Tore Through Senior Living Lot Before Coming to Rest
After the initial impact, the Murano continued through the parking lot at Hayden Grove Senior Living, an independent living, assisted living and memory care facility at 8715 Portland Avenue South, per the Minnesota Department of Health. The vehicle tore down two trees and crashed into a parked car before continuing down the road, where it crashed into a power pole, knocking out power to the neighborhood for a couple of hours.
Neighbor Allan Torres said the SUV sheared off the power pole, a sign of just how fast it was moving. Torres also said residents frequently walk near the stretch where the vehicle tore through, and that other people were fortunate not to have been hurt in the chaos.
Loud Thud Heard Across From Middle School
Jonathan Basilio Barrera told the outlet he heard a very loud thud while playing with his dog across from Valley View Middle School on Portland Avenue. The school, located at 8900 Portland Avenue South, serves roughly 640 students in grades six through eight within Bloomington Public Schools District 271, and enforces lower speed limits and heightened crosswalk protections during school days, according to the district…