A Minnesota teenager who was already in custody for another violent felony charge is now facing vehicular homicide charges, months after being involved in a fatal car crash in February.
Connor Michael Iversen, 18, was already in jail on felony assault charges stemming from a stabbing incident in March.
Not long before the alleged altercation, Iversen was driving his GMC Sierra pickup truck on the morning of February 26 when he allegedly ran a stop sign and collided with an SUV carrying six Loycano family members. Lilyana Loycano, 11, sustained the most serious injuries and died after days on life support.
According to a probable cause affidavit reviewed by Law&Crime, a witness observed Iversen’s truck driving through a four-way stop sign intersection “without stopping.” Police said a subsequent investigation revealed that Iversen was on his phone “in the moments leading up to the crash.”
On Monday, Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty announced the new charge against Iversen, saying in a statement: “After this case was submitted to our office in mid-July, we conducted a thorough review and are confident in our charging decision.
Lilyana should still be with her family. This tragic incident serves as yet another reminder of the devastation that dangerous driving has on our communities.
According to the probable cause affidavit, Iversen allegedly ignored not only the stop sign he ran, but also “pre-warning signs” that warned drivers of an approaching stop sign.
He was also reportedly driving at 63 mph when the speed limit was 50 mph. Court records show that Iversen was also arrested in December 2024 for allegedly attempting to flee police in his vehicle.
Law&Crime reviewed the probable cause affidavit associated with that prior case, which stated that Iversen allegedly refused to pull over after officers observed him “passing in a no passing zone, passing on the shoulder, driving erratic, almost rear-ending people, speeding, all over the road.” Iversen allegedly reached speeds of up to 100 mph during the chase with police.
After using stop sticks, Iversen crashed and fled the scene on foot. He was detained by police and read his rights.
During an interview, he allegedly told police that he “gets too crazy” while driving and that the Chevy Impala he was driving, which belonged to his mother, was the third vehicle he had crashed.
Iversen was accused of fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle, a felony.
Iversen is now facing charges in three felony cases and is being held in Hennepin County on a $150,000 bond for vehicular homicide. He is scheduled to appear in court on September 8.
