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66-year-old pedestrian killed, driver arrested in Bloomington, Minnesota crash

Published  December 4, 2019 11:13am CST
Bloomington
FOX 9

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (FOX 9) - Police arrested a 26-year-old man from Burnsville, Minnesota in connection with a crash Tuesday night that killed a pedestrian. 

The crash occurred at 7:30 p.m. A preliminary investigation found that a pedestrian was crossing 98th Street near the intersection of Newton Avenue when a vehicle traveling eastbound struck him, according to the Bloomington Police Department. 

The victim, identified as 66-year-old Donald Johnson, of Bloomington, died at the scene. 

Police arrested the driver on probable cause for DUI criminal vehicular homicide. The suspect, who has not been formally charged, has a previous DWI conviction from 2014. 

The Bloomington Police Traffic Investigations Unit is investigating the crash.