Scooter Driver Escapes Major Injury in 5-Car Pile-up
FRIDLEY (WJON News) - A woman on a scooter escaped serious injury during a five-car pileup Monday morning.
The Minnesota State Patrol says 26-year-old Shalia Holm was driving a Dodge Grand Caravan southbound on Highway 47 in Fridley when it had mechanical issues entering the intersection of 57th Avenue.
The minivan was struck by a Toyota Rav-4, driven by 34-year-old Idikibiebuma Barasin Imbu.
The Rav-4 struck a moped driven by 60-year-old Carol Chase. The moped slid underneath a Honda CR-V driven by 66-year-old Roberto Jardin in the Westbound lanes of 57th Avenue.
In total, five vehicles and a moped were involved in the incident. Chase was sent to North Memorial Hospital, while Imbu and Holm were sent to Unity Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. All other parties were uninjured in the pile-up.
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