Inattentive driving cause of Elk River crash

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A 35-year-old Washington, D.C., man was cited for inattentive driving after a two-vehicle crash at about 3:05 p.m. Nov. 16 in the area of Highway 169 and School Street.

This two-vehicle crash slowed traffic on Highway 169 in Elk River this past Friday afternoon.

The Minnesota State Highway Patrol discovered that a passenger car driven by Brian Scott Zekus rear ended a pickup being driven by Mark William Solintzky, a 59-year-old man from Vadnais Heights.

Zekus received non-life threatening injuries and was cited for inattentive driving.

A 35-year-old Washington, D.C., man was cited for inattentive driving.

Elk River Police assisted the State Patrol at the scene.