Driver Was High On Cocaine, Meth During Fatal Crash In Edina: Charges

Edina MN

20 April, 2022

11:27 AM

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EDINA, MN — A St. Paul man is facing felony charges after police said he had several drugs in his system when he caused a fatal wrong-way crash on Highway 169 in January 2021. Selmon Rogers, 58, was charged last week with one count of criminal vehicular homicide and one count of criminal vehicular operation in connection with the crash that killed Abdi Isack, 22, of North Mankato. The Minnesota State Patrol said it was called around 2:45 p.m. on Jan. 28, 2021, to a crash in the southbound lanes of Highway 169 near the Bren Road overpass. Troopers found two cars with "significant front-end damage." Edina Honors Iowa Veteran Who Stopped Carjacking In December Rogers' SUV was facing north in the southbound lanes, and Troopers later learned Rogers had a suspended driver's license, according to the criminal complaint filed against him. He was taken to the Hennepin County Medical Center, where police took a sample of his blood that showed traces of cocaine, methamphetamine, fentanyl, norfentanyl and THC, the complaint alleges. Isack, who was driving the other car, was taken to Hennepin County Medical Center, where he later died, police said. Teen Charged After Edina Boy Hit By Motorcycle Passing School Bus Two other drivers were also taken to the hospital for injuries they suffered in the crash. One of the drivers told police he saw an SUV driving at him on the wrong side of the road and swerved to avoid a crash, which meant the car behind him "received the brunt" of the impact, according to the charges. The driver said he was hit by another car as he swerved to avoid a head-on crash with Rogers' SUV, police said. A video of the crash showed Rogers' SUV enter the median of the highway and cross through an opening between barriers into the opposite lanes of traffic before hitting Isack's car head-on, the complaint states. Rogers was serving a 25-year probation sentence for a felony drug-dealing conviction in October 2019 in Clay County at the time of the crash, the Star Tribune reported. REGIONAL NEWS: Buffalo Man Killed In Fight Between Drivers In Maple Grove: OfficialsEdina Runners Finish 2022 Boston Marathon: Unofficial ResultsHighlands Elementary Educator Named Edina Teacher Of The YearSweetgreen To Open 1st Twin Cities Shop At Galleria Edina: Reports