1 Dead After Car Flees On Gravel Road In Dakota County

HAMPTON, MN — A high-speed chase left one man dead and a woman seriously injured in Dakota County. On Thursday at 10:40 a.m., the Dakota County Sheriff’s Office responded to a suspected burglary call at an outbuilding on the 26000 block of Donnelly Avenue in Hampton Township.

At the scene, a deputy noticed a vehicle that was backed up to the outbuilding. The deputy tried to block the vehicle in with his squad car, but the driver fled and struck the deputy’s squad.

The deputy was not injured, according to a news release.

The driver left the property northbound on Donnelly Avenue, a gravel road, at a high rate of speed, police said.

As the deputy crested a hill about one-mile north of the property, he found the vehicle he was following had left the roadway and rolled into a field, and two occupants were ejected.

The man who was driving was found dead and the woman, who was a passenger, sustained serious injuries and was transported to the hospital.

The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating the crash and it remains an active investigation. The vehicle was reported stolen out of Minneapolis. The deceased man has not been identified at this time.