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Yahoo
21-03-2025
- Yahoo
Boy, 4, dies days after Chisago County head-on crash with impaired driver
The Brief A 4-year-old boy died Thursday, six days after sustaining injuries in a head-on crash in Chisago County. Authorities say the driver of the car the boy was in was likely impaired, with toxicology results pending. The driver, a 36-year-old woman, was released from the hospital and taken into custody by Chisago County sheriff's deputies. (FOX 9) - Authorities say a 4-year-old boy died Thursday, six days after a head-on crash involving seven victims in Nessel Township, which is just north of Cambridge. The backstory The Chisago County Sheriff's Office received a report of a head-on crash at about 6:18 p.m. on March 14 on Rush Lake Trail, south of Belle Isle Drive. Initial reports indicated seven people were involved, including five children. Authorities say a 36-year-old woman driving a Chevrolet Cruz with two kids inside was driving northbound, crossed the center line and hit a Chrysler Pacifica head-on. The Pacifica had an adult female driver, and three kids inside. An investigation shows the driver of the Cruz appears to have been impaired, and toxicology results are pending. Both children in the Chevrolet Cruz were airlifted to a pediatric trauma center. Authorities say a 4-year-old boy, identified by police as Anthony J. Sobaski, in the vehicle died on Thursday. The four occupants of the Chrysler Pacifica were hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries. What we know The driver of the Chevrolet Cruz, a 36-year-old woman, was released from a hospital and taken into custody by Chisago County sheriff's deputies. She is awaiting charges in the coming days. The Source FOX 9 got the information and update for this story from the Chisago County Sheriff's Office.
Yahoo
20-03-2025
- Yahoo
Boy, 4, dies from crash injuries; mother charged with being high behind wheel
A 4-year-old boy has died from the injuries he sustained in a two-vehicle crash involving his mother, who was allegedly high on meth behind the wheel. The Chisago County Sheriff's Office provided an update confirming that the boy died at around 12:25 p.m. Thursday. He was among seven people – five of them children – injured in the crash on the evening of Friday, March 14. The boy's mother, Ashlee Klapperick, 36, of Mora, was charged with six counts of criminal vehicular operation in connection with the collision, charges that will now be reviewed following her son's death. She was driving a Chevy Cruze containing the 4-year-old and another child, aged 3, when she struck a Chrysler Pacifica head-on. The 4-year-old boy sustained severe injuries, with responders conducting chest compressions for 11 minutes to obtain a light pulse, before he was airlifted to a Twin Cities hospital, where he died six days later. The 3-year-old child sustained a broken collarbone in the collision. The Chrysler contained a mother and her three children, aged 9, 4 and 3, all of whom were taken to Twin Cities hospitals for treatment on various non-life-threatening injuries. The Chrysler driver told police she was driving southbound on Rush Lake Trail in Nessell Township when the northbound Chevy swerved across the centerline. The Chrysler driver said she turned into the northbound lane to avoid a collision, but the Chevy "attempted to correct last second and swerved back into the northbound lane, striking her van head on." Deputies responding to the scene suspected Klapperick was under the influence of drugs, according to the criminal complaint, noting she "had difficult time keeping her eyes open, watery eyes with a dazed glaze, very droopy eyelids, and poor hygiene." She allegedly told the deputy she used meth "a couple days ago" and marijuana the day before, but the deputy believed her drug use happened within the past 24 hours. Deputies found a glass pipe with residue that appeared to be for smoking meth. Also inside the car was a small tin container that contained suspected methamphetamine. A field test for meth was conducted on Klapperick, which "indicated positive for methamphetamine," the complaint says.
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.
CBS News
19-03-2025
- CBS News
Impairment suspected in central Minnesota crash that critically injured 4-year-old boy, sheriff says
Authorities north of the Twin Cities say impairment may be a factor in a head-on collision that left a 4-year-old boy with grave injuries. The crash happened at approximately 6:18 p.m. Friday on Rush Lake Trail south of Belle Isle Drive in Nessel Township, according to the Chisago County Sheriff's Office. Investigators say a 36-year-old woman had been driving a Chevy Cruze northbound with her two young children when her vehicle crossed over the center line and struck a Chrysler Pacifica traveling southbound. A woman and three children were inside the Chrysler at the time of the crash. The sheriff's office did not say if they suffered any injuries. The driver of the Chevy suffered moderate injuries while the two children inside were transported to the hospital via air ambulance. A 4-year-old boy who suffered life-threatening injuries remains in critical condition as of Tuesday. The other child, a 3-year-old, has since been released from the hospital and is in protective custody, the sheriff's office says. Police have since arrested the driver of the Chevy, who investigators suspect may have been impaired at the time of the incident. Formal toxicology results are pending and more information is expected to be released in the coming days when charges are formally filed. Nessel Township is located about an hour north of Minneapolis.
