ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota State Patrol confirmed that trooper Shane Roper has been terminated for a fatal accident near Apache Mall in Rochester in May. Roper had been on paid leave during an investigation. He was accused of speeding and recklessness in an accident that killed an Owatonna teenager.

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