State Patrol: Unbuckled Driver Killed in Brooklyn Center Crash

A St. Michael man died in a single-vehicle crash Saturday night after he lost control of his pickup truck on westbound Interstate 94/694 in Brooklyn Center, the Minnesota State Patrol said.

The crash happened shortly after 7:45 p.m. Saturday.

The State Patrol identified the driver as John Neururer, 49.

According to the patrol’s incident report, Neururer was traveling from westbound I-694 to westbound I-94 in Brooklyn Center when he lost control of his 2005 Chevy Silverado and rolled over in the ditch.

Neururer was not wearing a seat belt, the patrol said. A test to determine whether alcohol was a factor is pending.

North Memorial Health Ambulance and the Maple Grove Police Department assisted the Minnesota State Patrol in responding to the crash.

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