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Monday, March 25, 2013

Eagan Crash Killed Woman; Now Minneapolis Man Faces Careless Driving Charge

Bashir Ahmed Abdulahi, 24, faces one count of careless driving in connection with a September crash that killed a Lakeville woman.

A 24-year-old Minneapolis man faces criminal charges in connection with an accident in Eagan last September that killed a 68-year-old Lakeville woman. Bashir Ahmed Abdulahi faces one count of careless driving in connection with the crash, which took place on Sept. 12 at the intersection of Hwy. 55 and Hwy. 149 in Eagan. Abdulahi was charged by summons and his first court appearance has not yet been scheduled. If convicted, he could face a maximum of 90 days in jail and a $1,000 fine. Sandra S. Brodin, 68, was a passenger in a Mini Cooper making a left turn onto Hwy. 149 from eastbound Hwy. 55 when her vehicle was broadsided by a Abdulahi's Dodge Caravan, which traveling west on Hwy. 55, according to a Minnesota State Patrol report. The …

Thursday, September 13, 2012

Lakeville Woman Killed in Four-Person, Three-Car Collision in Eagan

The crash occurred at the intersection have Hwy. 55 and Hwy. 149 in Eagan, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.

A Lakeville woman was killed in a four-person, three-vehicle crash at the intersection of Highways 55 and 149 in Eagan on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. Sandra S. Brodin, 68, was a passenger in a Mini Cooper making a left turn onto Hwy. 149 from eastbound Hwy. 55 when her vehicle was broadsided by a Dodge Caravan traveling west on Hwy. 55, according to a state patrol report. After the initial collision, the Mini Cooper struck a third vehicle, which was stopped at a red light on southbound Hwy. 149. The driver of the Mini Cooper, 69-year-old Dale W. Brodin, sustained minor injuries, while the driver of the Dodge Caravan, 23-year-old Minneapolis resident Bashir A. Abdulahi, had no apparent injuries, according …

Glenda Ruud

10:29 am on Friday, September 14, 2012

The main point of this article is about a women who died in this accident, not about whether or not someone who was not injured is related to Tim Pawlenty. Have some compassion people!   more ›

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Eagan Company's Towering 9/11 Memorial Draws Visitors From Across the Area

This year, Phillippi Equipment Company in Eagan hoisted two flags and a massive photo on 140-foot cranes as part of a towering 9/11 memorial.

Follow Eagan Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter Sadness, awe, pride. Phillippi Equipment Company's towering 9/11 memorial has prompted all kinds of reactions from viewers, who gather every year in the parking lots and roads surrounding the massive memorial to take in the sight. "We've had people standing out there crying, we've had people in tears that were just moved by the entire display," said President Paul Doran. Each year on Sept. 11, the company assembles several large cranes and hoists a pair of American flags to a dizzying height above its parking lot along Hwy. 55 in Eagan. Last year, the business added a large photo of an American soldier carrying a wounded Iraqi child to the memorial. The …

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