Minnesota driver accused of killing 82-year-old in head-on crash claims her dog seized steering wheel beforehand
A Minnesota woman, Shauna Rae Dokken, is accused of causing a fatal head-on crash that killed 82-year-old Barbara Lee Welberg. Dokken claims her dog seized the steering wheel before the collision, although witnesses reported her driving erratically. She has been charged with criminal vehicular homicide and the investigation is ongoing, pending blood test results.
- ▪Shauna Rae Dokken, 43, has been charged with criminal vehicular homicide following a crash that killed Barbara Lee Welberg.
- ▪Witnesses reported Dokken driving erratically before the collision on Minnesota Highway 11.
- ▪Dokken claimed her dog interfered with the steering wheel, but authorities noted she appeared to have slurred speech and had taken prescription medications.
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| Publication time | Fri, 05 Jun 2026 23:46:01 -0400 |
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US News Minnesota driver accused of killing 82-year-old in head-on crash claims her dog seized steering wheel beforehand By Brittany Miller, Fox News Published June 5, 2026, 11:46 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google Originally Published by: Karmelo Anthony witness testifies students repeatedly asked accused killer to leave tent before track stabbing Teacher charged with incest after allegedly having sex with two teenage boys she adopted Father arrested after allegedly killing 4-year-old son and burying body under his house A Minnesota woman accused of causing a fatal head-on crash that killed an 82-year-old woman told investigators her dog grabbed the steering wheel before the collision, according to court records.
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