St. Paul police: In fatal crash and fire, fireworks exploding in vehicle made reaching driver difficult
A driver died in a fiery single-vehicle crash Sunday night in St. Paul, according to police.
Officers were called to the crash in the Conway neighborhood shortly after 9 p.m. A Nissan Maxima driven by a man left the road, struck a tree and a light pole before starting on fire, said Sgt. Mike Ernster, a St. Paul police spokesman.
It happened at Wilson Avenue and Howard Street, north of the Sun Ray Shopping Center.
There were fireworks in the car, which began to explode “and made it difficult for anyone to help the driver,” Ernster said. The driver was the only person in the car.
Though the investigation is preliminary, “excessive speed is believed to be a contributing factor in this crash,” according to Ernster.
Police will be asking the Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office to confirm the driver’s identity and determine his cause of death.
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