Officials are investigating after a motorcyclist who crashed into a Minnesota State Patrol squad car in Minneapolis last week died from his injuries.
State troopers were pursuing the motorcycle at around 4 p.m. on Friday, June 14, when its driver struck a stopped squad car at Cedar Avenue near 51st Street East in south Minneapolis.
The motorcyclist, a man in his mid-20s, was taken to Hennepin County Medical Center with life-threatening injuries. Police announced on Friday that he had died.
According to Minneapolis Police Department, state troopers had been pursuing the motorcyclist on a highway but had ended the pursuit by the time the driver left the highway, with a State Patrol helicopter keeping “visual contact with it.”
MPD says its Traffic Division will lead the investigation into the crash, with the State Patrol leading the investigation into the pursuit.
Note: The details provided in this story are based on law enforcement’s latest version of events, and may be subject to change.