Fatal crash involving Minnesota teens in construction zone on Highway 36
A 17-year-old driver was killed early Thursday morning after crashing in a construction zone in Lake Elmo.
The crash happened around 3:30 a.m. on westbound Highway 36 in what the State Patrol says is a closed-off construction zone just west of Lake Elmo Ave.
The driver, identified as Michael P. Schweiger, of Roseville, was driving a Chevy Equinox when he hit a dirt pile and the vehicle rolled, causing him to be ejected.
Schweiger was not wearing a seatbelt, the State Patrol said.
Two other boys, a 16-year-old and a 17-year-old, were taken to Regions Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Both of them were wearing their seatbelt, the crash report says.
Note: The details provided in this story are based on the police’s latest version of events, and may be subject to change.
