State Patrol car in governor's motorcade involved in crash

A state trooper and a St. Paul police officer investigate a crash.
A state trooper and a St. Paul police officer investigate at the scene of a crash involving Gov. Mark Dayton's security detail and a second vehicle late Thursday at Summit Avenue and Dale Street.
Matt Sepic | MPR News

A Minnesota State Patrol vehicle that was part of Gov. Mark Dayton's security detail was involved in a crash that sent a man to a hospital with noncritical injuries.

Police say the man was in a vehicle that collided with an unmarked State Patrol vehicle in the motorcade about 7 p.m. Thursday in St. Paul.

A state trooper also went to a hospital as a precautionary measure. The car Dayton was in was not involved in the crash.

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