Drunk Driver Rear Ends Pedal Pub in Minneapolis

Drunk Driver Rear Ends Pedal Pub in Minneapolis ---
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12 injured  June 24, 2015 Drunk Driver Rear Ends Pedal Pub in Minneapolis - A dozen people were injured, 3 seriously Wednesday night when a car driven by a suspected drunk driver struck a pedal-powered pub in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. In previous weeks, in an unconnected incident 3 pedal pubs were attacked with water balloons and squirt guns before attackers were arrested by off-duty police. The car’s driver, Mershon L. Corbett, 35, is being held in the Hennepin County jail without bail on suspicion of gross-misdemeanor drunken driving and felony criminal vehicular operation causing injury, but not deliberately attacking.   crash was the first between a car and a pedal pub owned by PedalPub Twin Cities. The company has done more than 11,000 tours in Minneapolis in the past nine years.

Mershon L. Corbett

related incident: 3 vehicles attacked, 6 arrested May 23, 2015 Minneapolis Pedal Pub riders hit with water balloons, 6 arrested TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press Six people have been arrested after an alleged water attack on drivers ... today with squirt guns and water balloons

August 2013, but it didn’t involve a car. During that incident, a pedal pub tipped onto its side after making a right turn, sending two passengers to the hospital and slightly injuring several others. The driver of the pedal pub was issued a civil citation for unsafe operation.


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Driver arrested on suspicion of DWI in PedalPub crash By St. Paul Pioneer Press on Jun 25, 2015  MINNEAPOLIS — The driver who allegedly rear-ended a PedalPub Wednesday night was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and criminal vehicular injury, according to police. Twelve people were injured when, police say, 35-year-old Mershon Corbett drove into the back of the PedalPub on the Hennepin Avenue Bridge over the Mississippi River.

Police: Driver who hit pedal pub from behind on Hennepin Av. Bridge was drunk Four of the 12 people hurt still hospitalized as of Thursday. PAUL WALSH and NICOLE NORFLEET Star Tribune JUNE 26, 2015 — 12:09AM Star Tribune



Police: Drunk driver hits Pedal Pub in Mpls., 12 injured

KARE‎ - 13 hours ago
Minneapolis Police were dispatched to the Hennepin Avenue ... The driver of the Pedal Pub was not injured but did go to HCMC to check on ...




3 Seriously Injured In Pedal Pub Crash Near Downtown Mpls.
CBS Local‎ - 1 day ago
12 injured as car rear-ends PedalPub in Minneapolis
TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press‎ - 19 hours ago
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Car hits pedal pub on Hennepin Avenue bridge, injuring 12 ...
www.startribune.com/car-hits-pedal-pub-injures.../3097129...



Star Tribune
1 day ago - The pedal pub was traveling south on the Hennepin Avenue bridge on its way into downtown Minneapolis about 10 p.m. when it was struck  ...
12 injured as car rear-ends PedalPub in Minneapolis ...
www.twincities.com/.../at-least-5-hurt-vehicle-rear-...



St. Paul Pioneer Press
19 hours ago - A dozen people were injured Wednesday night when a car struck apedal-powered pub in downtown Minneapolis.
Mpls. police: 12 injured when car hits pedal pub - MPR News
www.mprnews.org/story/2015/06/24/pedal-pub-accident



1 day ago - A pedal pub rolling across the Hennepin Avenue bridge in MinneapolisWednesday night was rear-ended by a car, sending 12 people to the hospital,Minneapolis ...
3 Seriously Injured In Pedal Pub Crash Near Downtown Mpls.
minnesota.cbslocal.com/.../3-seriously-injured-in-pedal-pub-crash...



WCCO
1 day ago - Minneapolis police say three people suffered serious injuries and ten others were taken to the hospital after a Pedal Pub was rear-ended on ...