St. Louis Park Man Accused Of Drunkenly Hitting Pedestrians, Killing 1

ST. LOUIS PARK, MN — A 38-year-old man from St. Louis Park is accused of drunkenly hitting two pedestrians while driving, killing one and seriously injuring the other.

Jeremy Ryan Sherman faces two felony counts of criminal vehicular operation while intoxicated. He faces up to 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine.

On Dec. 30 at around 6 p.m., officers were called to the 7500 block of Excelsior Boulevard in St. Louis Park after a reported vehicle-pedestrian crash.

When police arrived, they found a 51-year-old woman and a 60-year-old man unconscious in the street. The woman was not breathing, and despite emergency responders' efforts, she was pronounced dead at the scene.

The man, who suffered a severe head injury and was bleeding heavily, was transported to the hospital, where he remains in serious condition.

According to witnesses, the pedestrians were crossing the street in a crosswalk when Sherman, driving northbound on Meadowbrook Lane, struck them. Witnesses reported that Sherman’s vehicle was traveling at high speed and showed no signs of slowing down or braking before the collision, according to the criminal complaint.

Officers at the scene detected a strong smell of alcohol on Sherman’s breath, police said. When questioned, Sherman denied drinking and claimed he had just finished work. He was given time to calm down as he stated he was "freaking out right now, just hit two people with my car."

Sherman performed field sobriety tests and showed signs of impairment, police said. Officers later obtained a warrant for a blood or urine sample collected at Methodist Hospital. The results are pending further analysis.