15-Year-Old Boy Becomes 9th Death Reported on Minnesota’s Roads In Under a Week

Coon Rapids, MN (MinnesotaNow)- A teenage boy is the ninth person to die on Minnesota's roads since Friday. 

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That’s according to a news release issued by the Anoka County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday, which says the teen lost his life in a dirt bike crash Sunday afternoon. 

The spike in traffic fatalities began Friday morning in Albert Lea and continued into Monday night on Interstate 35. 

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Some of the fatal crash victims include an 11-year-old bicyclist, a couple from Apple Valley struck by a wrong-way driver accused of being drunk and a road surveyor from Minneapolis. 

15-Year-Old Boy Riding Dirt Bike Killed in Collision With Pick-up Truck at Coon Rapids Intersection

The latest fatal crash reported in Minnesota occurred in Coon Rapids. Authorities say the teen boy was traveling northwest on a dirt bike on a sidewalk in the 3300 block Northdale Blvd. Northwest. 

The teen swerved onto the road at its intersection with Marigold St. Northwest. He was then struck by a pick-up truck traveling southeast, the Anoka County Sheriff’s Office said. 

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Officials identified the dirt bike operator as 15-year-old Isaiah Lewis Whitlock. The Ramsey teenager was pronounced dead at the scene. 

Authorities describe the driver of the pick-up truck as a 53-year-old man from Oak Grove, MN. He was not hurt and his name has not been released. 

The deadly collision occurred around 4:40 Sunday afternoon and is under investigation by the State Patrol, Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office, Coon Rapids Police Department, and Anoka County Sheriff’s Office.