EAGAN, Minn. — A teenager from Edina suffered life-threatening injuries in a head-on accident involving two vehicles on Highway 149.
According to Minnesota State Patrol, a 2021 Jeep Compass and a 2007 Honda Accord were traveling south when they crossed into northbound lanes near the Highway 55 intersection just after 11:15 p.m.
Authorities identified the injured teen as 18-year-old Finnian Cronin of Edina. He was a passenger in the Jeep, which struck a traffic light pole on the northeast corner.
Emergency personnel transported Cronin to Regions Hospital. Medical staff listed his condition as critical. The Jeep’s driver, a 19-year-old man from Savage, died at the hospital.
The Honda Accord continued across the intersection before landing in a southeast ditch. Its driver, a 20-year-old man from White Bear Lake, sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to St. John’s Hospital.
Officials confirmed that alcohol was involved in the Honda driver’s case. It is not yet known whether the Jeep’s driver had been impaired.
The State Patrol is reviewing the events leading up to the accident. Multiple agencies, including local police and fire departments, assisted at the scene.
