BLOOMINGTON, MN — A three-vehicle crash involving a wrong-way driver occurred Monday afternoon on I-35W, leaving two individuals with life-threatening injuries.
Authorities reported that at approximately 4 p.m., 78-year-old James Douglas Haines entered the 82nd Street ramp traveling southbound in the northbound lane. He collided with a Honda Civic driven by 32-year-old Sophia Georgia Kortz Ganapes of Minneapolis and an Acura RDX driven by a 24-year-old woman.
According to the incident report, both Haines and Ganapes sustained life-threatening injuries, while the Acura driver was unharmed. Emergency personnel were dispatched to the scene, and medical aid was provided.
Currently, no charges have been filed, and the Minnesota State Patrol is actively investigating the circumstances surrounding the crash.