On This Date in Minnesota History: August 11

*August 11, 2003 – USA Miracle on Ice hockey coach Herb Brooks died in a one-car accident near Forest Lake, Minn. on Interstate 35, returning from events at the USHHOF in Eveleth, Minn. “It is believed that Brooks fell asleep behind the wheel before the accident after driving all night, and neither drugs nor alcohol were responsible.”
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