EAGAN, Minn. (AP) - A man who was drunk when he crashed his SUV into two people sitting on a Starbucks patio, leaving them with broken bones and other serious injuries, has been sentenced in Dakota County to two months in jail.
Forty-five-year-old Ihar Daniliuk pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts of criminal vehicular operation in the August 2019 crash outside the coffee shop in Eagan.
Stanton Baldwin, 29, of West St. Paul, suffered a broken leg, three broken ribs, a spinal fracture, internal bleeding and a dislocated hip. The other victim, Macy Olson, 30, of Eagan, suffered a broken leg and had cuts to her face that were closed with stitches, the Star Tribune reported.
A preliminary breath test given by police measured Daniliuk’s blood alcohol content at 0.18%, more than twice the legal limit for driving in Minnesota.
Daniliuk told police that he drank a bottle of Fireball whiskey about two hours before the crash and explained that he “mixed up the pedals,” hitting the accelerator instead of the brakes.
A judge last week ordered Daniliuk to serve 30 days in jail beginning next Aug. 19 and starting Aug. 19 of 2022, the anniversaries of the crash.
He was also ordered to serve two years of probation.
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