This was a single vehicle crash, so the driver was at fault. Someday he'd
have killed an innocent person, possibly a kid, by his criminal driving
and now he's dead. Fine with me.

http://www.startribune.com/13841301.html

Mark Backlund was en route to get his parents at the airport when he was
"uncooperative" after an accident.

By JIM ADAMS and EMILY JOHNS, Star Tribune

Last update: January 17, 2008 - 4:19 PM

Authorities are investigating the death of a 29-year-old Fridley man shot
with a Taser by state troopers, who said he had become "uncooperative''
after a rush-hour crash Tuesday evening.

The victim was identified by his father as Mark C. Backlund. Gordon
Backlund said his son was on his way to pick up his parents at the
airport after they had taken a short trip to Florida.

According to the State Patrol, he was involved in a rush-hour crash on
Interstate Hwy. 694 near Silver Lake Road in New Brighton. The State
Patrol said troopers shot him with the Taser because he was
uncooperative. He was breathing but unconscious when paramedics arrived,
according to Allina Medical Transportation spokesman Tim Burke but was
pronounced dead at Unity Hospital in Fridley.

Gordon Backlund said he was told his son's heart stopped. A 1996 graduate
of Fridley High School, he had no heart conditions, his father said.

"We're looking for what really happened," said Backlund, who said his
son's car was the only one involved in the crash. He described his son as
caring and loyal, with a good sense of humor. "And it is just going to
take time to figure this out."

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