ROCHESTER, Minn. (KFGO) – The Olmsted County Attorney has filed charges against a Minnesota State Trooper in a Rochester crash that killed an 18-year-old woman.
Olivia Flores of Owatonna died just weeks before graduating high school following a crash at the entrance to Apache Mall on May 18. Five others, including the trooper and a ride-along passenger, were injured in the three-vehicle crash.
Rochester Police say Trooper Shane Roper was traveling 43 mph over the speed limit when the collision took place. Roper is charged with second-degree manslaughter, criminal vehicular homicide and several counts of criminal vehicular operation.
Earlier that same day, Roper drove at high speed without his emergency lights activated and in one case, he was going 135 mph while enroute to a medical-assist call.
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