An off-duty St. Cloud police officer is not expected to survive following a crash on a Twin Cities highway.

Ryan Ebert, 44, of Big Lake, sustained life-threatening injuries in a crash that occurred just before 10 p.m. Monday on Highway 77 in Apple Valley, according to a Minnesota State Patrol incident report.

"Ryan was involved in a serious car accident that has left him with injuries that are not survivable," reads a GoFundMe campaign for his family. "His family is now navigating a time filled with unexpected and overwhelming challenges."

The campaign was created Thursday in an effort to raise $40,000 for Ebert's two children, an 18-year-old son and a 17-year-old daughter, and to cover his medical bills and other unexpected expenses. More than $23,500 had been raised by early Friday af

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