Olivia's FacebooK: https://www.facebook.com/oliviakaymarie
Olivia's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oliviakaymarie/
Olivia's Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@oliviaflores1122
Mom's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stephanie.o.flores
Dad's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CharlieMcNutterbuck
Olivia's GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/rememberi...-flores-family
https://www.kttc.com/2024/07/09/brea...olivia-flores/
On Tuesday, the Olmsted County Attorney’s Office (OCAO) announced that criminal charges have been filed against Minnesota State Patrol (MSP) Trooper Shane Roper for his actions that caused a motor vehicle crash near Apache Mall that took the life of an Owatonna teen, Olivia Flores. Roper is being charged with one count of second-degree manslaughter and criminal vehicular homicide related to Flores’s death, along with five charges of criminal vehicular operation, one charge of reckless driving and one charge of careless driving related to the other victims. According to the OCAO, Roper was doing traffic enforcement on the exit ramp from 6th St. SW onto Hwy 52 when he activated his emergency lights and exited the ramp, reaching 98 mph in an attempt to catch a traffic violator. Roper later exited onto 12th St. SW where he turned off his emergency lights and sirens while still traveling at 83 mph as he approached the entrance to the Apache Mall. The criminal complaint stated that, according to the video from the squad car, Roper’s vision was partially obstructed due to road layout and other vehicles in the intersection. As Roper quickly approached the intersection, a Ford Focus pulled into the intersection. Roper’s squad car t-boned the Ford and the momentum carried both vehicles into a Toyota Rav4. In a statement provided by Roper, he says that he was “attempting to close the gap” between his squad car and the vehicle he suspected of violating traffic laws. However, Roper stated that it was not an active pursuit and that he “was not paying attention to his speed.” Roper also stated that he believed his lights were still active and that he attempted to “clear” the intersection before entering it. Investigations later revealed that at least four times earlier in the day on May 18, Roper had engaged in high-speed driving without emergency lights, reaching a speed of 135 mph at one point. Other times he reached speeds of more than 99 mph. In each of those instances, Roper did not turn his lights on or, in some cases, turned them off while maintaining extreme speeds.
https://www.kare11.com/article/news/...2-dce3b9365c8f
Olivia Flores was a shy child. "Like painfully shy," her mother Stephanie laughed. She was so uncomfortable as the center of attention, that she once burst into in tears when her family sang "Happy Birthday." "Because people were focused on her and it was her day. I mean she absolutely hated it," Stephanie Flores said. ut Olivia blossomed into a loyal, true friend.
"She didn't care if you were wearing Lululemon. She didn't care if you had a past. She didn't care if you were a kid who struggled with mental health because she did too. Liv owned her flaws. And she made sure that those out there who were broken had a light," said Olivia's father Carlos Flores, sitting with his wife in their first television interview since Olivia's death.
Olivia was a star cheerleader at Owatonna High School, passionate about music, who looked forward - after graduation - to seeing and experiencing the world. "She had this awesome nomadic spirit that I absolutely loved about her and love about her," Carlos Flores said.
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