A Burnsville man is in custody, accused of hitting and killing a man while driving drunk Tuesday night in Bloomington.
Driver jailed after striking, killing pedestrian in Bloomington
The crash happened Tuesday night near 98th Street and Newton Avenue S.
December 6, 2019 at 4:14AM
The pedestrian, Donald Eugene Johnson, 66, was crossing 98th Street near Newton Avenue when he was struck by an eastbound vehicle about 7:30 p.m., according to the Bloomington Police Department.
Johnson died at the scene, Deputy Chief Mike Hartley said in a news release.
Police arrested the 26-year-old driver on probable cause for DWI criminal vehicular homicide; he was being held in the Hennepin County jail.
The driver, who has not been formally charged, was convicted of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol in 2014 and underage consumption in 2011, court records show.
The Bloomington Police Department's traffic investigations unit is investigating the crash.
