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Inver Grove Heights Man Charged in Drunken Motorcycle Crash That Critically Injured Sister

Court filings document his flight from an SUV collision on Highway 61 on Sunday, with a breath test reading of .127

Overview

  • The crash occurred just before 7 p.m. Sunday on Highway 61 at 70th Street in St. Paul Park when the 70-year-old motorcyclist collided with an SUV and ejected his unhelmeted sister.
  • Court documents identify the passenger as his 60-year-old sister, Kimberly Ann Robinson, who remains at Regions Hospital with life-threatening head injuries and serious permanent disfigurement.
  • Surveillance footage and a witness account show the suspect briefly stopping at the next off-ramp to look back before fleeing the scene on foot.
  • Officers arrested the suspect hours later at his Inver Grove Heights home, where he admitted to drinking before the crash and expressed concern for his sister’s condition.
  • He remains held in Washington County Jail on one count of criminal vehicular operation as prosecutors await results of a formal blood test.