MINNEAPOLIS – The families of five women who died in a car accident on Lake Street, Minneapolis earlier this month, are expected to make a public statement Monday.
The Minnesota chapter Council on American-Islamic Relations will join families in demanding an independent investigation into the fatal incident at 12 noon.
The Minneapolis Police Department says that on the evening of the 16th of June, the driver was traveling at a speed of approximately 100 mph when he ran a red signal at the intersection of Lake Street & Second Avenue.
Salma Abdikadir (20), who taught Sunday School at Normandale Community College, Sagal Hersi (19), who studied at Minneapolis College, and Siham Adam (19), who studied at University of Minnesota, allegedly crashed into the car of five friends who were out shopping to prepare for a friend’s wedding.
The five victims were all declared dead on the spot.
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Derrick Thompson (27 years old) has been charged in this case with ten counts criminal vehicular murder. He is also facing federal drug charges. Additional charges may be filed after blood toxicology results are received.
Thompson was involved with a similar accident in Southern California, in 2018.
Thompson, according to the criminal records, was driving a car at high speed in Ventura, California on September 4, 2018 when he hit a woman from North Carolina who was on vacation. The victim was in an unconscious state for more than 20 days, but she survived.
Thompson fled and fled to Minnesota, before being caught and extradited to California. He was sentenced for eight years and pleaded guilty to several felonies. However, he was released only after serving a few short months.
Thompson is the son a former state representative, John Thompson. Thompson was a Democrat from the St. Paul region.
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