The Brief
- Police say a man is dead after he was struck by a vehicle in Richfield just after 1 a.m.
- The driver, identified as a 40-year-old Richfield resident, was arrested on suspicion of driving while impaired and criminal vehicular operation.
- Authorities say the incident is still being investigated.
RICHFIELD, Minn. (FOX 9) – Police say they arrested a driver after a man was fatally struck by a vehicle in Richfield.
Fatal Richfield crash
What we know:
Richfield police say they responded to a report of a person down in the street near the intersection of Nicollet Avenue North and 66th Street at about 1 a.m. on Sunday.
Officers then found a 56-year-old man who was struck by a vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene, according to a news release from the Richfield Police Department. …