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Man Arrested in Crash That Killed St. Thomas Student
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) _ Police have arrested a 21-year-old man suspected of driving
a car that crashed in northeast Minneapolis over the weekend and killed his
passenger, a University of St. Thomas student.
Wright County authorities arrested the man early Tuesday. He was evaluated at a
hospital and then booked into Hennepin County Jail on suspicion of criminal
vehicular homicide.
Twenty-year-old Ria Patel was killed early Sunday when the car hit a stoplight
at an intersection. Patel was a junior at St. Thomas. The medical examiner's
office says she died from head injuries.
A witness told police that the driver ran away before officers arrived.
Charges are expected Wednesday.
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