It started out innocently enough. A woman had too much to drink at her own daughter's graduation party but she left in a car and hit a pedestrian. A cautionary tale.
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Charges filed in Sunday morning accident
June 16, 2009 (MINNEAPOLIS) This morning the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office has filed criminal charges in connection with an accident Sunday morning that has left a Minneapolis man without brain activity. Just after midnight on June 14th officers in the Third Precinct responded to the intersection of Lake Street East and 39th Avenue South for a personal injury accident. Responding officers found that a vehicle had left the roadway while travelling west on Lake Street and struck a pedestrian and then a bus bench and shelter. The victim was taken to HCMC in very critical condition.
The driver of the car was found at the scene and showed signs of alcoholic beverage intoxication. A Preliminary Breath Test (PBT) showed the driver to have a Breath Alcohol Content (BAC) of .19. She also admitted that she had been driving the car involved in the accident and that she had consumed alcoholic beverages. She was arrested for PC Criminal Vehicular Operation and later released.
The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office has now charged the driver of the car, Kirsten Bungum Driscoll (Date of Birth 1-29-1960), with:
Criminal Vehicular Operation (Felony) 609.21s1(2)(i), 1a(b)
Sergeant Bradley Simonson from the Minneapolis Police Department’s Accident Investigations Unit worked with the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office to ensure charges in this case. The charges may be amended in the future if the facts warrant.
The defendant is not in custody however a booking photo is now available.
The PIO contact for this case is Sgt. William Palmer. The CCN for this case is 09-179934.
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