A routine weekday drive through Denmark Township turned tragic after a distracted trucker slammed into a pickup at the intersection of Minnesota Highway 95 and 70th Street, fatally injuring a Wisconsin motorist, according to authorities. The May 14, 2025 collision left 48-year-old Shane Joseph Loughney badly hurt. He died several days later from his injuries.
According to the Pioneer Press, 28-year-old Gurusevak Singh has been charged by summons in Washington County District Court with criminal vehicular homicide and is set to make his first appearance via Zoom on June 1. Before filing the charge, investigators reviewed his phone data along with crash-reconstruction findings, the complaint states.
State Patrol records place the crash at about 1:52 p.m. on May 14, 2025, when a northbound semitrailer struck a pickup that was turning onto Highway 95. The force of the impact pushed that pickup into a second truck, according to the patrol’s incident report. First responders rushed the driver, identified as Shane Joseph Loughney, to Regions Hospital, where he died from his injuries several days later.
Investigation Findings
Crash reconstruction, court documents and subsequent reporting show Singh’s tractor-trailer was moving between roughly 46 and 53 mph at impact, close to the posted 55 mph limit, while the pickup in the intersection was traveling about 19 to 23 mph. Investigators noted that warning signs and flashing red lights were visible well before the junction, details that appear in documents reviewed by the Pioneer Press. Cellphone records reportedly show an outgoing call that began at 1:46 p.m. and ended about three minutes later, with Google Maps accessed multiple times in the minutes before the crash. Singh told a state trooper he had been looking at maps on his phone and on a separate GPS unit, according to the Star Tribune.
Legal Stakes
Criminal vehicular homicide is a felony under Minnesota law that can bring up to 10 years in prison and a fine of as much as $20,000, depending on how a judge and jury assess culpability and circumstances in a given case. The specific language of the offense is laid out in Minn. Stat. ยง 609.2112…