Teen in Jail for Stabbing Now Accused in Crash That Killed 11-Year-Old

A Minnesota teen already locked up on a violent felony charge is now facing a new accusation — vehicular homicide — tied to a deadly crash that killed an 11-year-old girl earlier this year.

Prosecutors say 18-year-old Connor Michael Iversen was behind the wheel of his GMC Sierra on Feb. 26 when he blew through a four-way stop sign and slammed into an SUV carrying six members of the Loycano family. Lilyana Loycano suffered catastrophic injuries and died days later on life support.

According to a probable cause affidavit, a witness saw Iversen speed through the intersection “without stopping,” and investigators later determined he had been on his phone moments before impact. He was allegedly driving 63 mph in a 50 mph zone and ignored multiple warning signs about the approaching stop.

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty announced the charge Monday, calling the case a tragic reminder of the consequences of dangerous driving. “Lilyana should still be with her family,” she said.

This isn’t Iversen’s first brush with the law behind the wheel. Court records show he was arrested in December 2024 after allegedly leading police on a high-speed chase that topped 100 mph, weaving in and out of traffic, nearly causing multiple crashes, and refusing to pull over. That incident ended when stop sticks disabled the vehicle and he fled on foot before being caught. He reportedly admitted to officers that he “gets too crazy” when he drives and that he’d already crashed two other vehicles.

In March — just weeks after the fatal crash — Iversen was arrested again, this time for felony assault in a stabbing case.

Now tied to three separate felony cases, Iversen remains in the Hennepin County Jail on $150,000 bond for the vehicular homicide charge. His next court appearance is set for September 8.