{"id":198357,"date":"2026-04-15T18:23:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T18:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/198357\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T18:23:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T18:23:07","slug":"brooklyn-park-car-crashes-into-care-facility-bedroom-gas-leak-forces-evacuation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/198357\/","title":{"rendered":"Brooklyn Park car crashes into care facility bedroom, gas leak forces evacuation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (FOX 9) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox9.com\/tag\/us\/mn\/hennepin-county\/brooklyn-park\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Brooklyn Park<\/a> authorities responded after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox9.com\/tag\/traffic\/road-incidents\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">car crashed<\/a> into a group home bedroom early Wednesday, causing a gas leak and sending two people to the hospital with minor injuries.<\/p>\n<p> Brooklyn Park car crash   <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KMSP\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-871f4c88=\"\">What we know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">Brooklyn Park police were called around 3:05 a.m. to the 7600 block of Regent Avenue North for a report of a vehicle that crashed into a home. The building is a congregate care facility, and the car ended up in a bedroom, according to authorities.<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">Authorities say an active gas leak was reported following the crash, which is promptly shut off after coordinating with Centerpoint Energy.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KMSP\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-871f4c88=\"\">Dig deeper:<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">Following the crash, both the driver of the vehicle and a resident in the home were treated for minor injuries.<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">The driver has since been arrested, police say.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KMSP\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-871f4c88=\"\">What we don&#8217;t know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">Authorities have not released details about what caused the crash or the identity of the driver.<\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source: Information provided by the Brooklyn Park Police Department.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox9.com\/tag\/us\/mn\/hennepin-county\/brooklyn-park\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-871f4c88=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brooklyn Park<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox9.com\/tag\/traffic\/road-incidents\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-871f4c88=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Road incidents<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox9.com\/tag\/crime-publicsafety\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-871f4c88=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Crime and Public Safety<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox9.com\/tag\/us\/mn\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-871f4c88=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Minnesota<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. 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