Suspected drunk driver charged with manslaughter in fatal MN crash

Minneapolis, Minnesota (KROC-AM news)- The driver is accused of committing a fatal crash on I-94 in Minneapolis he is charged with murder.

The first rescuers were sent to the village a deadly seven-vehicle pileup around 9:15 Wednesday night. It happened at the I-94 exit west of downtown Minneapolis.

Previous State patrol In the investigation of the accident, described in the criminal complaint, it is about the pickup truck he was driving Taylon Covey-Cadrell Walker, 29, of Saint Paul He was estimated to be going 100 mph when he was side-swiped and the SUV then slammed into the back of the Jeep.

Charges: Bottle of alcohol found in suspect’s car at scene of fatal I-94 crash in Minneapolis

The collision set off a chain reaction crash that involved three other vehicles, the complaint said.

26-year-old Natalie Gabbay from Minneapolis turned out to be a jeep driver. According to a court document, she died at the scene.

Tania Renee Randle-Smith, 20, of St. Paul, was traveling with Covey-Cadrell. She was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries updated version of the state accident report says

A total of nine people, including a two-year-old boy and Covey-Cadrell, suffered non-life-threatening injuries. The child, Covey-Cadrell and four of the nine people required further medical attention at the hospital, the State Patrol said.

Officers found a partially open bottle of alcohol on the driver’s side of the car Covey-Cadrell was driving, the complaint states. His license was also revoked in June 2021, according to court records.

Law enforcement authorities obtained a sample of the St. Paul man’s blood for testing at the hospital. Results are expected as of Friday morning.

Covey-Cadrell is charged with the count criminal homicide by vehicle. He is scheduled to appear in court on Friday afternoon.

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