Source: A 13-year-old Winthrop boy has died of injuries suffered when he was struck by a semi while riding his bike. The Minnesota State Patrol says Jacob Weber was one of several youths bicycling on Minnesota Highway 15 on Saturday, Sept. 15, and crossed in front of a semi. Jacob, who was a triplet, according to state records, was critically injured and flown to Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis. Jacob died Sunday, the State Patrol said. Winthrop is a city in south-central Minnesota. The Mankato Free Press reported that the 23-year-old driver of the truck was not injured.
Collision Data
Crash time: Unknown
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Land use: Rural
Road type: Rural Arterial
Where on the road the collision happened: Intersection
Collision type: Cyclist side/Car front end hit
Driver Data
Vehicle type: Large Trucks
If truck: Commercial Truck
At crash time driver was: Don't Know
Sources
Source: News ReportType: Newspaper
Pos/Neg: Neutral
Link if Website: http://www.twincities.com/localnews/ci_21561210/winthrop-boy-killed-by-semi-while-riding-bike
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Legal status: No charges filedAgainst:
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The children were just out playing and enjoying the day. People are travelling too fast and not watching out enough. Speed limits need to be decreased across the country. Cell phones don’t belong in cars while driving. If the government cared about the people cell phone use would be restricted to none driving times across the country outside of EMT use. We need to watch out for each other more in general. The media needs to spread more good news so that the whole world is lifted up with positive things rather than with all the negative stuff. The children were playing and having a great time. God bless all the children everywhere. God Bless you Jacob Weber may we all fly in paradise with such sweet bliss. Amen. He loved Jesus/God, he loved his family, he loved his friends, he loved his pets. He loved so many amazing and wonderful things. And Jacob Weber we love you and we miss you. God speed. Amen & Amen.