Created: February 26, 2021 01:33 PM
Sterling Royce Haukom | Olmsted County Jail
A 34-year-old man has been charged after a Rochester woman died in a crash Tuesday.
The woman was identified by Rochester police as 18-year-old Erika Cruz, who was a freshman at the University of St. Thomas.
A criminal complaint released Friday states Sterling Royce Haukom has been charged with criminal vehicular homicide and operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol.
The criminal complaint details the following:
Rochester police responded to the intersection of Eighth Avenue Southeast and Southeast 12th Street at about 10:22 p.m. Tuesday after receiving a report of a crash that caused injuries in the area.