Crime & Safety
Driver Charged In Jessie Diggins Road Rage Case
Olympic gold medalist Jessie Diggins said she and a friend had a close call while training near her Minnesota hometown.
AFTON, MN — The Afton City Attorney has filed a five-count complaint against an angry motorist after Olympic gold medalist Jessie Diggins said she and a friend had a close call while training near her Minnesota hometown.
Diggins said in a blog post that she and her Stillwater High School coach, Kris Hansen, were roller-skiing single file on Sunday when an SUV flew by them a few miles from her home in Afton, saying the driver could have killed them.
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Photo: Gold medalist Jessica Diggins celebrates during the medal ceremony for Cross-Country Skiing - Ladies' Team Sprint Free on day 13 of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Medal Plaza on February 22, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)