Four People Die in Van Broadsided by Alleged Drunken Driver
Four people died in Olmsted County late Saturday when the van they were in was broadsided by a driver whom the Minnesota State Patrol said was drunk.
Lt. Matt Langer told the Star Tribune that Christopher S. Frisch, 25, of Winona was arrested on suspicion of criminal vehicular operation, a felony. Langer said Frisch was intoxicated at the time of the crash. Frisch’s vehicle was eastbound on State Highway 30 and the van was northbound on State Highway 63 when the collision happened.
Killed were driver Terry Milholland, 45, of Beecher, Ill., and passengers Heidi Newell, 19, and Jarah Beers, 23, both of Rochester, and Raymond Milholland, age and hometown unknown. The Star Tribune reported that two others were hospitalized with critical injuries: 2-year-old Carter Newell of Rochester and Rita Seha, 43, also of Rochester.
The Minnesota fatal car accident was one of several deadly crashes that killed a total of 11 people on state roads Saturday and Sunday of Memorial Day Weekend. As of late Monday, no additional road deaths had been reported.
Pritzker Olsen Attorneys is a Minnesota fatal car accident law firm that specializes in representing seriously injured victims of motor vehicle accidents. The firm also represents the survivors and heirs of those who die in crashes, recovering tens of millions of dollars for clients over the years.
When someone dies in a Minnesota car wreck caused by the negligence of another, the spouse and next of kin can recover monetary damages under the state’s wrongful death law. And when someone dies in a drunk driver accident in Minnesota, the spouse and next of kin may have a claim for punitive damages.
Pritzker Olsen has the resources to perform its own accident investigations. When alcohol is involved in a crash, the firm is sure to research dram shop claims against bars and other retailers who supplied alcohold to the drunken driver. Our lawyers know how to fight for fair compensation from all responsible parties, including money to cover a client’s pain and suffering.
In another accident over the weekend, a couple from Oak Grove, Minnesota, was riding a motorcycle south on State Highway 371 in Cass County. A car traveling in the opposite direction braked to avoid hitting a car ahead and swerved into the southbound lane, slamming into the motorcycle head-on. Judy Hubers, 59, died from injuries she suffered in the crash while 51-year-old John Hubers was taken to North Memorial Hospital in Robbinsdale. On Monday Mr. Hubers remained hospitalized in critical condition.
Another six people were killed over the weekend in six separate accidents in Carver County, Fillmore County, Dakota County, Wright County, Olmsted County and Aitkin.
According to the Star Tribune report, one of the six was motorcycle passenger Amber Frandup, 25, of Eagan. She died when the motorcycle she was riding on crashed into the back of a car on the Mendota Bridge in Dakota County.
