Crime & Safety
UPDATE: Scandia Firefighter Dies after Highway 36 Crash at Manning Avenue
A 42-year-old Scandia man died after a crash on Highway 36 near Manning Avenue this morning in Lake Elmo, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.
A 42-year-old Scandia man died today after a two-vehicle crash on Highway 36 at Manning Avenue.
John R. Larson, a Scandia firefighter, was driving eastbound on Highway 36 in a 1997 Saturn, and had a green arrow to go northbound on Manning Avenue, according to the State Patrol, when he was broad-sided by a 2010 Dodge Caravan driven by Kenneth Tougaw, 40, of Bayport.
Larson died as a result of the crash, according to the State Patrol. Tougaw reportedly suffered minor injuries.
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Larson was a White Bear Lake native and a nine-year member of the Scandia Fire and Rescue Department, according to the Pioneer Press. He was also the rescue training captain.
"John loved being a volunteer firefighter," Scandia Fire Chief Jim Finnegan told the Pioneer Press. "He was very passionate about it. As rescue captain, he wanted to advance our medical protocol to the next level. He was a serious guy, but being the rescue captain, with the medical side of it, his compassion came out too."
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He is survived by his wife, Paula, and three children.
UPDATED FROM: Thursday, Feb. 28 12:30 p.m.
A 42-year-old Marine on St. Croix man died today after a two-vehicle crash on Highway 36 at Manning Avenue, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.
John R. Larson was driving eastbound on Highway 36 in a 1997 Saturn, and had a green arrow to go northbound on Manning Avenue, according to the State Patrol, when he was broad-sided by a 2010 Dodge Caravan driven by Kenneth Tougaw, 40, of Bayport.
Larson died as a result of the crash, according to the State Patrol. Tougaw reportedly suffered minor injuries.
The crash was reported at 6:07 a.m. A portion of Highway 36 was closed until about 8 a.m.
UPDATED FROM: Feb 28 2013 08:53am
Highway 36 just reopened after a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Highway 36 and Manning Avenue this morning.
One person was transported from the scene with serious injuries, Lt. Eric Roeske of the Minnesota State Patrol said. The crash occurred just after 6 a.m.
The crash remains under investigation.
More information should be available shortly, Roeske said.
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