ROCHESTER, Minn. – A Minnesota State Patrol trooper, Shane Roper, was charged with manslaughter, criminal vehicular homicide, and multiple related counts for a multi-vehicle crash that fatally injured an Owatonna teenager. The accident was near Apache Mall on May 18. Roper, age 32, has been on administrative leave since the accident. The criminal complaint alleges that Roper was traveling 83 mph in a 40 zone with neither emergency lights nor siren. Due to his speed, Roper was unable to to avoid the collision, the complaint said.
