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2 Dead, 2 Children Injured in Park Rapids Crash Involving Alcohol, State Patrol Says
Two drivers died and two children were injured, one critically, in a suspected alcohol-related head-on collision on Highway 71, part of Minnesota’s 60 traffic fatalities this year.
- On Sunday evening, a head-on crash on Highway 71 in Park Rapids killed two drivers and injured two children around 8:15 p.m., according to the Minnesota State Patrol.
- Investigators suspect alcohol use by Bradley James Hayes, 45, who drove a Ford F-150 across the center line, colliding head-on with a 2021 Kia Telluride driven by Kimberly Soon Jin Rife, 39.
- A 13-year-old girl in the Kia sustained life-threatening injuries, while a 5-year-old boy in the Ford suffered non-life-threatening injuries; both children were transported to Sanford Medical Center in Fargo.
- Hubbard County Sheriff and Park Rapids Police Department personnel responded to the scene as the State Patrol continues investigating, noting all occupants were wearing seatbelts.
- At least 60 people have died in traffic-related incidents on Minnesota roads this year, according to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, placing this crash within a troubling trend.
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PARK RAPIDS, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – Two adults are dead and a 13-year-old girl has life-threatening injuries after a head-on crash in Park Rapids Sunday night. The crash happened around 10:15 p.m. on U.S. Highway 71 and Albert Avenue S. near the airport. The State Patrol says a pickup driven by 45-year-old Bradley Hayes crossed the centerline and collided with an SUV. Hayes, who troopers suspect was under the influence of alcohol, died at the scene…
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