Michael Laurence Campbell is sentenced, Minneapolis is selected as one of 22 U.S. cities to take part a year-long effort to see how technology can improve transportation, and USG starts a new committee. Reporter Charile Siddons has today’s News in :90.
AP: Campbell sentenced to 4 years in prison
Michael Campbell was sentenced to four years in prison after being convicted of criminal vehicular homicide last month.
Campbell lawyer slams Hennepin County Attorney ahead of sentencing
After Michael Laurence Campbell was convicted of three counts of criminal vehicular homicide in a car crash on March 14 that resulted in the death of St. Thomas junior Ria Patel, 20, Campbell’s attorney, Nancy Yost Laskaris, has taken issue with Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman’s public comments on the case.
News in :90 – March 8, 2018
This is News in :90 for Thursday, March 8 with photographer Esmee Verschoor.
Campbell trial underway in Hennepin County
The trial of Michael Laurence Campbell began Monday. Campbell, 21, was charged with two counts of criminal vehicular homicide after the September car crash that resulted in the death of St. Thomas junior Ria Patel, 20.
Campbell attorney disputes alcohol’s role in fatal crash
Michael Laurence Campbell’s court-appointed attorney told a Hennepin County judge Thursday that Campbell did not believe he was intoxicated before the car crash in the northeast Minneapolis that resulted in the death of his passenger, St. Thomas junior Ria Patel.
Students remember Ria Patel at on-campus vigil
A large crowd gathered in front of the arches Thursday evening to honor the memory of St. Thomas junior Ria Patel, who died in a car crash early Sunday.
Michael Campbell charged in crash that killed Ria Patel
Michael Laurence Campbell admitted to authorities that he drank alcohol before driving and crashing his car, resulting in the death of St. Thomas junior Ria Patel, according to a criminal complaint filed Wednesday.
Friends and family to host vigil for Ria Patel
Friends and family will hold a vigil at 8:30 p.m. Thursday in front of the arches in honor of St. Thomas junior Ria Patel, who died early Sunday in a car crash.
St. Thomas student killed in Sunday car crash
St. Thomas junior Ria Patel died early Sunday morning after a car crash in northeast Minneapolis.