by Dennis Dalman
editor@thenewsleaders.com
A 29-year-old Sauk Rapids man faces multiple charges after being arrested for a hit-and-run incident that injured two people the evening of April 1, at Mayhew Lake Road Northeast and 15th Avenue.
Benjamin Paul Theisen fled on foot from the scene of the crash and was apprehended a short time later in the parking lot of St. Cloud Window, 390 Industrial Blvd., Sauk Rapids, according to the Benton County Sheriff’s Office.
Theisen was westbound in a Jeep Cherokee on 15th Street NE when he failed to stop at the intersection and hit a southbound Dodge Ram pickup driven by Barbara Torres, 50, of Rice.
She was taken to the hospital with injuries not considered life-threatening. Theisen fled the scene on foot before deputies arrived.
Deputies responding to the crash found a passenger in Theisen’s vehicle – Brady Haugen, 28, of Sauk Rapids – trapped inside the Jeep. He required extrication by the Sauk Rapids Fire Department then was transported to the hospital by Gold Cross Ambulance for evaluation of his injuries.
After he was located and arrested, Theisen was taken into custody on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol, of criminal vehicular operation and of leaving the scene of an accident.
The Benton County Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by the Sauk Rapids Police Department.
Benjamin Paul Theisen