6-Year-Old Boy Injured in Fatal Minneapolis Carjacking Crash Faces Long Road to Recovery

6-Year-Old Boy Injured in Fatal Minneapolis Carjacking Crash Faces Long Road to Recovery

MINNEAPOLIS — A 6-year-old boy is fighting through serious injuries after a deadly crash in north Minneapolis claimed the lives of his mother and another woman.

The crash happened Thursday morning on Olson Memorial Highway at Penn Avenue North when 45-year-old Troy Mike Payton of St. Paul sped through a red light while fleeing police in a stolen vehicle. Payton’s car slammed into another vehicle carrying Liberty Borg and Marisa Casebolt, both 25, of Minneapolis.

Borg and Casebolt suffered catastrophic injuries and were pronounced dead at the scene. Borg’s son, Greyson, survived but sustained severe injuries, including two broken legs and a traumatic brain injury.

According to a GoFundMe page created by family members, Greyson has already undergone surgery but still has a “long journey ahead” in both his physical and emotional recovery.

“Along with his physical pain, he is experiencing emotional pain with the grief of losing his mother,” the fundraiser states.

A second GoFundMe has been set up to help cover funeral expenses for Borg. “As we try to process this overwhelming loss, we are now faced with the unexpected costs of arranging her funeral and honoring her memory in a way that reflects the beautiful person she was,” the family wrote.

Court documents reveal Payton’s crime spree began when he allegedly carjacked a woman at gunpoint near Lake Street and 4th Avenue South earlier that morning. He then fled in the stolen car, leading police on a chase before running the red light that caused the deadly crash.

Payton now faces two counts of fleeing police resulting in death and one count of causing great bodily harm while fleeing police. He remains in custody.