THE TRIAL OF DERRICK THOMPSON
Derrick Thompson sentenced to 58 years for crash that killed 5
A presentence investigation recommended a long prison term partly because Thompson continued to describe the crash as an “accident.”
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5 friends preparing for Saturday wedding killed in Minneapolis crash
The driver who struck the victims was speeding on Interstate 35W before the crash. Police say a State Patrol trooper was following the driver, but that it was not a pursuit because the trooper’s lights and siren were not activated.
Thousands attend funeral for 5 friends killed in Minneapolis crash
The young women were preparing Friday night for a friend’s wedding when the car they were in was struck by a potentially impaired driver who was speeding.
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Families weep as driver who killed five Somali American women stands trial for drugs, gun
Surveillance video of the crash that killed five friends in June 2023 was played during opening statements in Derrick Thompson’s federal trial.
Derrick Thompson convicted on federal drug, gun charges in crash that killed five
Thompson faces murder and criminal vehicular homicide charges related to the 2023 crash in a separate case in state court.
