A 20-year-old Mankato man is dead after he was hit by three vehicles after running from a wrong-way crash on Interstate 35W in Burnsville early Saturday.
The man, Austin John Grosam, drove south onto northbound I-35 at Crystal Lake Road before 3 a.m. Saturday, the State Patrol said. His 2013 Ford Fusion struck a 2014 Lexus ES head-on and then rolled onto the right shoulder, landing on its roof. Grosam then ran into the southbound lanes of traffic and was struck by a semitrailer truck traveling south, as well as a 2015 Honda CR-V and a 2018 Jeep Renegade, the patrol said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the Lexus, Hossam Hassan Elsa Elsayed, 27, of Burnsville, is hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. He was wearing his seat belt, and alcohol was not involved, the patrol said.
The drivers of the semitrailer truck, Honda and Jeep were not injured. They were all wearing seat belts, and alcohol was not involved, the patrol said. Road conditions were dry.
