University of Minnesota student, Benjamin Van Handel, who had been in a coma since Friday morning from a hit-and-run incident last week, died Thursday afternoon, reported the Minnesota Daily.
According to the Minnesota Daily, Van Handel was one of three students hospitalized, after a car going the wrong way down Fifth Street Southeast hit two groups of pedestrians.
According to a statement from a spokeswoman for Hennepin County Medical Center, Van Handel passed away with his family and friends by his side, reported the Star Tribune.
Van Handel suffered a servere brain injury and broken bones, while the others who were also struck had only minor injuries, reported the Star Tribune.
