Minneapolis driver charged in bicyclist’s death
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Iverson, 49, has been charged with criminal vehicular homicide in he death of
The criminal complaint claims that a preliminary breath test at the scene showed Iverson's blood-alcohol content was 0.27. That is more than triple the .08 level at which state law considers a driver impaired.
"Not only was he drunk, but he was driving it too fast,"
Nalls was pinned beneath the vehicle when it came to grief on the sidewalk on the north side of the
Iverson, jailed after the crash, was released Wednesday afternoon after 36 hours had passed without a charge being filed.
He surrendered Friday morning and was booked into the
Criminal vehicular homicide is a felony. Iverson is accused of driving negligently and under the influence of alcohol.
Police said they were called to the scene of the crash about
An emergency medical crew arrived and confirmed Nalls was dead.
Witnesses told officers they'd seen the van driving west on
Nalls had also been seen cycling west on
In good weather, an estimated 760 bicyclists ride
Bike Walk Twin Cities, part of a federal initiative to get more people to walk or cycle, says police documented 205 car-bike crashes along
Witnesses told investigators they saw Iverson's van going down
Police determined "the victim was dragged underneath defendant's vehicle from initial impact to final rest," the complaint said.
As the van traveled down the road and sidewalk, it also hit another vehicle and pushed it aside.
Police spoke with Iverson at the scene and he reeked "of an alcohol-type beverage on his breath and admitted he had 'too much' to drink," Borg wrote. Iverson stumbled when he climbed out of the van, police claimed.
The officers said they performed a preliminary breath test on site and that his reading was 0.27. They later took him to
The sample was delivered to the
Of the alleged 0.27 reading, though, Freeman remarked, "That's a lot of alcohol."
Iverson's most recent vehicle-related offense was 29 years ago, state court records show. In
His next court case was 19 years later.
Iverson made a deal with prosecutors, admitting to one disorderly-conduct charge. The state dropped the other four counts, and he was sent to the Hennepin County Workhouse for 60 days, minus the two days he'd spent in jail.
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