A seven-car pileup on Interstate 35W in Mounds View claimed the life of one person and closed the highway for several hours on Monday.
According to the Minnesota State Patrol, a “merging conflict” on southbound I-35W near County Road I caused a chain reaction involving three semi-trucks and four passenger cars around 10 a.m.
Kirby Kyle Schwarzkopf, 67, of Brooklyn Park, died in the crash. Four other people were taken to local hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries…