BREAKING UPDATE: According to multiple sources including @lizcollin, the suspect driver who killed five people and fled the scene in south Minneapolis Friday night is Derrick John Thompson, the adult son of former DFL State Representative John Thompson.
Derrick Thompson previously pleaded guilty to fleeing police and causing a crash in Montecito, Calif. in September 2018, according to local media. In that case, Thompson, who was 22 at the time, was fleeing from Ventura police and struck a pedestrian before bailing on foot. Two passengers in Thompson’s vehicle—one from Maplewood, Minn., and the other from Newport—were arrested, but Thompson was not found at the time. More than 17 pounds of marijuana and $20,000 in cash were found in the trunk of the vehicle, which crashed into a wall on the side of the roadway.
A jail booking record is not yet available as of late Saturday night, indicating Thompson was still hospitalized. The extent of his injuries from the Friday night crash are not yet available. (2018 mug below)
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