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23-03-2025
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Woman charged in Chisago County crash that killed 4-year-old
The Brief Ashlee Rose Klapperick, 36, has been charged after she was involved in a crash that killed a 4-year-old boy and injured several others in Chisago County. The crash happened on March 14 after Klapperick crossed the center line and hit a minivan head-on. Deputies found methamphetamine in Klapperick's car, and it is believed that she was impaired by controlled substances, but authorities are awaiting a toxicology report to confirm. CHISAGO COUNTY, Minn. (FOX 9) - A Mora woman has been charged after allegedly causing a head-on crash that killed a 4-year-old boy in Chisago County. Ashlee Rose Klapperick, 36, has been charged with one count of criminal vehicular homicide, and four counts of criminal vehicular operation. The backstory Authorities responded to a head-on crash on the evening of March 14 on Rush Lake Trail in Nessel Township. According to law enforcement, a woman, later identified as Klapperick, was driving a Chevrolet Cruz with two children inside northbound when she crossed the center line and crashed head-on into a minivan. There was a woman and her three children inside the minivan. The charges state the driver of the minivan told authorities she was traveling southbound on Rush Lake Trail when Klapperick swerved from the northbound lane into the southbound lane. When the driver of the minivan tried to avoid a crash by moving into the opposite lane, Klapperick swerved back at the last second, hitting the minivan. The minivan driver and her children were treated at the hospital for broken bones, bruising and scrapes. Dig deeper According to the charges, the two children who were in Klapperick's car at the time of the crash were a 3-year-old and a 4-year-old. The 4-year-old boy was treated at the scene and taken to the hospital, where he later died on March 20. The 3-year-old suffered a broken collar bone. Both children were buckled into car seats. According to the charges, Klapperick stated to deputies at the scene that while she was driving, she had been doing "squeezy blinks", and when she opened her eyes the minivan was right there. Deputies witnessed Klapperick allegedly having difficulties keeping her eyes open, watery eyes with a dazed gaze, droopy eyelids, and poor hygiene. Klappernick told the deputies she had used methamphetamine a couple of days ago, and used marijuana the day before the crash. According to the complaint, deputies believe Klappernick had actually used methamphetamine within the last 24 hours of the crash and was impaired and "coming off of a high from methamphetamine." Then authorities searched Klapperick's car and found drug paraphernalia and methamphetamine. What's next Klapperick appeared in court on March 19 after being released from the hospital, and again on March 21. She remains in custody at the Chisago County Jail. She will appear in court next on April 4. The Source A charging document out of Chisago County.
Yahoo
23-03-2025
- Yahoo
Mora woman charged with criminal vehicular homicide in crash that killed 4-year-old son
A Mora woman suspected of driving while high on meth is now facing criminal vehicular homicide charges after her 4-year-old son died of injuries sustained in a two-vehicle crash. The Chisago County Attorney's Office recently announced elevated charges against 36-year Ashlee Rose Klapperick in connection with the March 14 crash. Klapperick now faces one count of criminal vehicular homicide along with five other counts of criminal vehicular operation. It followed a head-on crash involving Klapperick's Chevrolet Cruze and a Chrysler minivan at around 6:15 p.m. in Nessel Township. Klapperick, identified as the driver of the Chevrolet Cruze, was in the car with her two children. Her 4-year-old son, Anthony Sobaski, was not breathing, but first responders were able to obtain a light pulse with chest compressions. He was airlifted to a Twin Cities hospital with a "significant brain injury," and died on Thursday. Klapperick's other child in the car, a 3-year-old, sustained a broken collarbone in the crash. The driver of the minivan told police that the Chevy had crossed the centerline into the opposite lane, eventually leading to the crash. The driver and three children traveling in the minivan were hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries. At the scene, Klapperick showed signs of likely drug impairment, according to the criminal complaint. A substance found in a tin in her car also tested positive for methamphetamine.
