I-694 rollover crash in Oakdale leaves teen driver dead

A 19-year-old driver was killed in a rollover crash on Interstate 694 in Oakdale Tuesday night.

The Details

The SUV left the roadway, rolled over and struck a sound barrier before coming to rest in a ditch.

The State Patrol has not said what caused the crash but noted the driver was not wearing a seatbelt.

A 19-year-old driver from Minneapolis died in a single-vehicle rollover crash on Interstate 694 in Oakdale Tuesday night.

The crash happened just before 8 p.m. in the southbound lanes of I-694 just north of 15th Street.

The 19-year-old driver was traveling south when the SUV left the roadway, rolled over and struck a sound barrier before coming to rest in the right-side ditch.

What we don't know

The crash report did not say what caused the driver to leave the roadway but noted he was not wearing a seat belt.

The driver was identified as a 19-year-old from Minneapolis, but authorities have not yet released his name.

By the numbers

There have been at least 358 traffic-related deaths on Minnesota roads so far this year, according to the Minnesota Office of Traffic Safety.

The Source

This story uses information from the Minnesota State Patrol and Office of Traffic Safety.