4-Year-Old Only Victim Listed as Critical Two Days after Fridley SUV Rollover

Driver, 35, and passenger, 47, are in fair condition. Conditions of four teenage passengers range from serious to satisfactory.

The youngest person in the SUV that rolled over Saturday on University Avenue NE at I-694 in Fridley is the only one of the seven injured people to be listed in critical condition on Monday. On Sunday, WCCO reported that both the boy and the driver, Jennifer L. Teetzel, were in critical condition at North Memorial Medical Center. Here is the condition of the seven people injured in the crash, as of 10:30 a.m. Monday (Hennepin County Medical Center) and 12:20 p.m. Monday (North Memorial Medical Center).

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WCCO: Driver, 4-year-old from Fridley SUV Rollover in Critical Condition

Driver was the only person among seven in vehicle who was strapped in, Fox 9 reports.

UPDATE (April 29): 4-Year-Old Only Victim Listed as Critical Two Days after Fridley SUV Rollover The driver of an SUV that rolled over Saturday on University Avenue NE in Fridley just north of I-694 is in critical condition, WCCO reported—as is her youngest passenger, a four-year-old boy: The six passengers includes 17-year-old Marissa Paulson of Savage, 16-year-old Cache Brown of Brooklyn Park, 15-year-old Delicia Davis, 18-year-old Jonquell Allen, 47-year-old Shelly LaBarre of St. Paul and 4-year-old Omar Mohammed. Both Teetzel and Mohammed are listed in critical condition at North Memorial. All others were listed in serious condition. Read the full article at minnesota.cbslocal.com. "Teetzel was the only one wearing a seatbelt," Fox 9 …

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JLT Site at E. River Rd. and I-694 Is Topic of Public Hearing

Fridley Planning Commission will take up redevelopment plans at its March 20, 2013 meeting.

Police Found Minivan Speeder Hiding under Pile of Clothes, Charges Say

Troy Eric Lee, 42, of Minneapolis was arrested in a basement bedroom closet in north Minneapolis after leading police on a chase starting on I-694 in Fridley.

  One minute he was at the wheel of his minivan, displaying a frisbee golf sticker and hurtling through Fridley on I-694 at 83 miles per hour in a 60 mph zone.  Twenty minutes later he was in a basement closet at his north Minneapolis residence, hiding from police under a pile of clothes. Wednesday was not a good night for Troy Eric Lee, 42, of Minneapolis, according to a criminal complaint filed Friday morning in Anoka County District Court. Lee faces one count of fleeing from police, a felony that can carry a penalty of up to three years in prison and a fine of as much of $5,000. Lt. Mike Monsrud of the Fridley Police Department said by email Friday that there were no outstanding warrants for Lee's arrest, and that it's "unknown why he …

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Fridley Cops: Frisbee-Golf-Loving Freeway Speeder Finally Caught in Closet

Pursuit started on I-694, stopped in a Minneapolis neighborhood, according to Fridley police. Officers from both cities later apprehended a suspect hiding in a closet inside a residence.

  It started Wednesday night with a minivan speeding west on I-694 through Fridley at a rate of speed of 80 miles per hour or faster, according to Fridley Police Lt. Mike Monsrud. It ended with Fridley and Minneapolis police arresting a suspect hiding in a closet at a north Minneapolis residence, Monsrud said. Monsrud offered this account of the incident by email Thursday afternoon: On March 13, 2013 at 11:29 PM a Fridley Police patrol  officer attempted to stop a car for speeding on Westbound I-694 near Main St. The vehicle was traveling over 80 MPH at that time. The officer get behind the vehicle and activated the lights and siren. The vehicle continued onto EB I-94 and failed to stop for the squad car. The vehicle exited onto 53rd/49th …

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MnDOT Open House Wednesday on I-694 Work

Drop by the Fridley Community Center from 4-7 p.m. to learn more about the Minnesota Department of Transportation's plans for work along I-694 through Fridley.

  Learn about the Minnesota Department of Transportation's plans for improving I-694 through Fridley, at a MnDOT open house Wednesday, March 6, 2013, 4–7 p.m., at the Fridley Community Center.  Visit the City of Fridley website for more information about the project. State Rep. Carolyn Laine (DFL-Columbia Heights) recommended you go in a statement Monday: I encourage all residents concerned about the upcoming I-694 Corridor North Central West project to attend an open house being held by the Minnesota Department of Transportation this Wednesday. The project is anticipated to have a high impact on traffic in the area. It calls for the resurfacing of I-694 and repairing concrete between I-35W and Hwy 100. It will also resurface all ramps and…

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Report: Ramp Closed from Northbound Hwy. 65 to Westbound I-694

Icy conditions and a stuck semi are the reasons, WCCO-AM reported.

WCCO-AM reported at 8 a.m. that the highway ramp from northbound Hwy. 65 to westbound I-694 in Fridley is closed due to icy conditions. Check Fridley Patch's commute feature for traffic conditions.

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Learn about MnDOT Construction Plans on I-694

Agency holding an open house at Fridley Community Center on Wednesday.