Overview

• Judge Maximilia Utley sentenced Talon Covie-Cadrell Walker on Oct. 2 to 120 months in prison with 344 days of credit for time already served.
• Walker admitted to one count of criminal vehicular homicide and two counts of criminal vehicular operation as part of the plea agreement.
• The Oct. 23, 2024 crash on the I-94 eastbound exit near Lyndale Avenue involved seven vehicles, killed 26-year-old Natalie Gubbay, and injured 10 people.
• Investigators said Walker was driving about 100 mph with a blood alcohol level above the legal limit, and troopers found an open bottle of liquor in his Chevy Avalanche.
• Prosecutors said the negotiated range was 90 to 120 months due to the crash’s severity, and Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty called the sentence an act of accountability that protects the community.