A teenager was charged Monday with being on his cellphone when he sped through a stop sign in a pickup truck at a Twin Cities intersection and struck an SUV, killing an 11-year-old girl in the other vehicle.
Conner Michael Iversen, 18, of St. Paul was charged in Hennepin County District Court with criminal vehicular homicide in connection with the crash in Independence at County Roads 6 and 83 shortly before 8 a.m. on Feb. 26.
Police said Lilyana, with her parents Eric and Emmy Loycano, and her three brothers, were headed to school when they stopped at the four-way stop. Her parents and her siblings, twin brothers Dominic and Jaxon, 15, and 4-year-old Merric, survived their injuries.
“After this case was submitted to our office in mid-July, we conducted a thorough review and are confident in our charging decision,” read a statement from County Attorney Mary Moriarty. “Lilyana should still be with her family. This terrible incident serves as another reminder of the devastating impact dangerous driving has on our communities.”
According to Monday’s criminal complaint:
Officers arrived at the intersection and saw there were three vehicles involved in the crash. Emergency medical responders took Lilyana to a Twin Cities hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The other family members suffered less serious injuries.
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