{"id":2294154,"date":"2024-07-13T17:53:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-13T21:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minnesota-state-trooper-charged-in-killing-of-teen-cheerleader\/"},"modified":"2024-07-13T17:57:31","modified_gmt":"2024-07-13T21:57:31","slug":"minnesota-state-trooper-charged-in-killing-of-teen-cheerleader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minnesota-state-trooper-charged-in-killing-of-teen-cheerleader\/","title":{"rendered":"Minnesota State Trooper Charged in Killing of Teen Cheerleader"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fminnesota-state-trooper-charged-in-killing-of-teen-cheerleader%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2294154&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The summary \u2062is about\u200c a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-supporters-rally-in-minn-to-stop-the-steal\/\" title=\"Trump supporters rally in Minn. to \u2018Stop the Steal\u2019\">state trooper<\/a>,\u200d Shane Roper, who is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ark-man-confesses-to-breaching-capitol\/\" title=\"Ark. man confesses to breaching Capitol\">facing multiple charges<\/a>, including \u200dsecond-degree manslaughter, reckless and careless driving, and criminal vehicular operation, following the \u200bdeath \u200dof a \u200dteenage cheerleader, Olivia Flores, in a car accident.\u2062 Roper was pursuing a\u2062 suspect for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/baltimore-state-attorney-low-level-crimes-will-no-longer-be-prosecuted\/\" title=\"Baltimore State Attorney: Low-level crimes will no longer be prosecuted\">minor traffic offense<\/a> when he collided with Flores&#8217; vehicle at \u2063high speed. The crash also involved two other vehicles, \u2062resulting in injuries to several occupants. Roper claims he was not actively in pursuit, but faces serious charges that could lead to over 50 years in prison if convicted. The \u200cincident has raised \u200bquestions\u2062 about Roper&#8217;s actions and the\u2063 safety measures taken during police pursuits.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"> <?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/jharris\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/jharris\/%20\"><span>Jared Harris<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   July 13, 2024 at 12:35pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>A state trooper has been hit with multiple charges following the death of a teen cheerleader and the injury of several more victims.<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota State Patrol Trooper Shane Roper is facing a count of second-degree manslaughter, one charge each of reckless and careless driving, and five separate counts of criminal vehicular operation. The criminal charges were brought by the Olmsted County Attorney\u2019s Office on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The 18-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-reasons-making-taxpayers-pay-off-student-loans-is-a-rotten-idea\/\" title=\"5 Reasons Making Taxpayers Pay Off Student Loans Is A Rotten Idea\">high school senior<\/a> and lifelong cheerleader, Olivia Flores, was killed when Roper\u2019s squad car t-boned her vehicle on May 18.<\/p>\n<p>According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olmstedcounty.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2024-07\/Shane%20Roper%20-%20Criminal%20Complaint.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/update-antifa-activist-daniel-alan-baker-arrested-for-plotting-to-murder-trump-supporters-says-he-received-soros-money\/\" title=\"UPDATE: Antifa Activist Daniel Alan Baker Arrested for Plotting to Murder Trump Supporters \u2014 Says He Received Soros Money\">criminal complaint<\/a><\/a> filed in Olmsted County, the fatal incident began as Roper opened a pursuit against someone for an \u201capparent petty traffic offense\u201d in the county. With his car\u2019s emergency lights active, he quickly hit speeds as high as 98 miles per hour while a \u201cride-along\u201d passenger was in his vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>Roper encountered traffic that slowed him but he continued the pursuit.<\/p>\n<p>Once Roper made his way around the traffic, the criminal complaint states he deactivated his emergency lights and \u201caccelerated with a fully engaged throttle,\u201d putting the squad car back up to 83 miles per hour in just a quarter mile.<\/p>\n<p>The trooper continued driving eastbound toward an intersection near a mall area known for its very active traffic.<\/p>\n<p>Due to a crest in the roadway, cars traveling eastbound are typically unable to see for oncoming traffic very well.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ford-slashes-production-electric-f-150s-focuses-resources-popular-gas-models\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ford Focus<\/a> with three occupants, including Flores in the rear passenger seat, coming from the westbound direction then turned south across the apparently empty intersection. According to the criminal complaint, Roper was accelerating at \u201cfull throttle\u201d up until 1.4 seconds before smashing into the side of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/go-woke-go-broke-ford-announces-mind-bogglingly-huge-losses-ev-sold-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ford<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>His speed at the moment of impact was estimated to be at least 55 miles per hour.<\/p>\n<p>The cars\u2019 momentum carried them to impact a third vehicle, a Toyota Rav4 with two occupants.<\/p>\n<p>The driver and front passenger of the Ford both suffered injuries to internal organs and a number of other major and minor complications. Flores sustained major blunt force trauma.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kttc.com\/2024\/05\/21\/fly-high-remembering-olivia-flores-after-deadly-crash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KTTC<\/a> reported in May that Flores was put in the hospital the night of the wreck but taken off life support the very next day.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Trooper Shane Roper charged in Apache Mall crash that killed Owatonna teen Olivia Flores\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aY6CmSYJMrY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Toyota\u2019s occupants were left in pain from the collision, but no major injuries are detailed in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mtg-files-criminal-complaint-trump-prosecutor-alleged-misconduct\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">criminal complaint<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Roper\u2019s ride-along suffered a bruised rib and multiple fractures.<\/p>\n<p>Not a single witness recalls seeing lights or sirens active on the trooper\u2019s vehicle, but witnesses gave similar accounts of its startling speed.<\/p>\n<p>Roper claims he was not actively in a pursuit, but was trying to \u201cclose the gap\u201d on the car he suspected of a minor traffic infraction. The trooper, who patrols in and is familiar with the area around the intersection, also claims he believed his car\u2019s lights were on and he tried to clear the intersection before entering it.<\/p>\n<p>The charges Roper faces, many of which are felonies, carry a total maximum sentence of just over 50 years.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We who work here at The Western Journal have fought for years against Big Tech and the elites who want to shut us down and then shut America down. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Make no mistake \u2014 nothing will be the same after November 2024. Will you help us fight? 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