Trucker charged in fatal collision in Lake Elmo; he was reportedly using cellphone

Washington County authorities have filed criminal charges against a semi-truck driver who fatally rear-ended a motorist stopped at a red light Tuesday on Minnesota 36 in Lake Elmo.

According to KSTP-TV, the charges allege that the truck driver was looking at his cellphone for eight seconds preceding the collision when his eastbound 2016 Freightliner slammed into the back of a 2015 Toyota Scion XB stopped at Lake Elmo Avenue shortly after noon.

https://www.twincities.com/2018/02/28/wisconsin-businessman-and-professor-killed-in-lake-elmo-hwy-36-crash/