Traffic & Transit
Burnsville Man Killed On I-35E Thursday
Police say the man left his car and was in the lane of traffic on I-35E when he was truck. Authorities are looking for the vehicle involved.
VADNAIS HEIGHTS, MN — The Minnesota State Patrol is asking for the public's help in locating a vehicle that hit and killed a person at about 9:40 p.m. Thursday on Interstate 35E in Vadnais Heights. Demetrae Adair Cody, 39, of Burnsville, left a parked car on the right shoulder of the interstate and was in the lane of traffic when he was struck by a car, police said.
The crash happened east of I-694.
"We believe the driver involved may not know they hit a person," the State Patrol said. Cody was transported to Regions Hospital after the crash, where he died.
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Anyone with information on this crash is asked to contact the East Metro District Office at (651) 539-1151.
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