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Driver in speeding SUV hits tree in
Maplewood, is killed
The crash happened near Rice Street and Roselawn Avenue.
By Paul Walsh (http://www.startribune.com/paul-walsh/10646171/) Star Tribune
JULY 13, 2016 - 4:25PM
A speeding and swerving SUV struck a tree near a Maplewood intersection early
Wednesday, the impact leaving the driver dead, authorities said.
The crash occurred about 2 a.m. along southbound Rice Street, roughly 100 yards north
of Roselawn Avenue, police said.
The driver was identified as Miguel J. Martinez, 21, of Roseville.
"It did not appear that Martinez was wearing a seat belt" when his SUV veered off the
road and hit the large tree, said Police Chief Paul Schnell.
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