[fullwidth background_color=”” background_image=”” background_parallax=”none” enable_mobile=”no” parallax_speed=”0.3″ background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” video_url=”” video_aspect_ratio=”16:9″ video_webm=”” video_mp4=”” video_ogv=”” video_preview_image=”” overlay_color=”” overlay_opacity=”0.5″ video_mute=”yes” video_loop=”yes” fade=”no” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”” padding_top=”20″ padding_bottom=”20″ padding_left=”0″ padding_right=”0″ hundred_percent=”no” equal_height_columns=”no” hide_on_mobile=”no” menu_anchor=”” class=”” id=””][title size=”1″ content_align=”left” style_type=”underline solid” sep_color=”#000000″ margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” class=”” id=””]Distracted driving cited as cause of deadly crash that killed bicyclist in McLeod County[/title][fusion_text]Tuesday, August 18th 2015
Investigators say the death of a bicyclist who was struck by a car in McLeod County is the result of distracted driving. A 25-year-old Prior Lake woman is facing three criminal charges as a result of the accident that killed 40-year-old Penny Verdeck of Glencoe last April. A digital forensic expert from the state Department of Criminal Apprehension examined the driver’s phone records and found there were text messages less than a minute before Verdeck was hit. The driver is due in court later this month. The Minnesota State Patrol stated that distracted driving has been cited as a cause of 60 deaths and 225 serious injuries per year in Minnesota.
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