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23-03-2025
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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.
Yahoo
19-03-2025
- Yahoo
7 injured, including 5 kids, in head-on crash involving suspected impaired driver
Multiple children were injured, including one child critically, in a two-vehicle crash in Chisago County last Friday. The Chisago County Sheriff's Office says the "head-on crash" happened just before 6:20 p.m. on Rush Lake Trail, south of Belle Isle Drive in Nessel Township. According to authorities, the crash involved a Chevrolet Cruze carrying an adult and two children, and a Chrysler Pacifica occupied by one adult and three children. The sheriff's office believes the driver of the Chevy crossed the center line and struck the Chrysler head-on. Impairment is suspected to have played a role in the crash, though the sheriff's office says toxicology results are pending. As of Wednesday, a 4-year-old boy remains in critical condition with life-threatening injuries. Another child, a 3-year-old, has been released from the hospital and is in protective care. Both of the children were in the Chevy with the suspected impaired driver. The four people in the Pacifica were taken to a Twin Cities hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The Chevy driver, a 36-year-old woman, was released from the hospital after suffering moderate injuries and then taken into custody. Charges from the Chisago County Attorney's Office are expected to be filed against her in the coming days. Jail records indicate the woman is in custody, as of Wednesday. Bring Me The News doesn't typically identify suspects until charges are filed. Note: The details provided in this story are based on law enforcement's latest version of events, and may be subject to change.
