BLOOMINGTON, MN — October 12, 2026 Sophia Georgia Kortz Ganapes, a 32-year-old Minneapolis woman, sustained life-threatening injuries in a wrong-way collision involving three vehicles in Bloomington, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.
The crash occurred shortly before 4 p.m. Monday near the southbound entrance ramp at 82nd Street on Interstate 35W. Investigators reported that a 78-year-old man from Bloomington was driving a Ford F-150 south on the ramp in the northbound lanes when his pickup collided with a Honda Civic and an Acura RDX.
Kortz Ganapes was driving the Honda Civic and was transported to Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis for treatment. Authorities reported that she was wearing a seat belt when the collision occurred.
The Ford’s driver also suffered life-threatening injuries. The 24-year-old woman driving the Acura, who was from Mounds View, escaped the crash without injuries, according to the collision report.
