Charges: Man fled police in stolen pickup before causing fatal crash in Brooklyn Park
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Criminal charges have been filed against a St. Paul man accused of causing a high-speed crash that killed a man and left a woman critically injured Sunday in Brooklyn Park.
Court documents show Adam Hunter Pattishall, 22, is charged with one count each of criminal vehicular homicide, criminal vehicular operation, and third-degree drug possession in connection with the crash.
A criminal complaint states around 7:18 a.m., an Osseo police officer was patrolling a parking lot at a business on the 400 block of County Road 81 when a white Chevrolet Silverado bolted out of the lot. The officer did not give chase but noted the vehicle, which had lettering on the side, and its occupant.
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The officer saw the driver run a stop sign before continuing south on County Road 81.
Adam Hunter Pattishall (Hennepin County Sheriff's Office)
Just down the road, the Silverado rear-ended a Kia Sportage that witnesses say was stopped at a red light at the intersection of Brooklyn Boulevard.
One witness estimated the Silverado was traveling 70 mph; the speed limit in the area is 45 mph, according to the complaint. Another witness told police she did not see brake lights activated on the Silverado before the crash.
Emergency responders pronounced the driver of the Sportage dead at the scene. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the victim as 57-year-old Daniel Joseph Fisher of Maple Grove.
A woman in the front passenger’s seat of the Sportage was taken to the hospital in critical condition. The complaint states she has undergone several emergency surgeries and suffered a brain bleed and a fractured back.
Witnesses said they saw the driver of the Silverado get out and run toward some businesses in the area, and officers eventually found Pattishall leaving a nearby gas station.
The complaint adds that 12.6 grams of a substance tested positive for methamphetamine and fentanyl were found on Pattishall, who told police he had ingested heroin before his arrest. Police gathered a blood sample for DNA and toxicology testing.
The Silverado Pattishall was driving had been stolen earlier that morning during a burglary of a business, charging documents state. That burglary is under investigation.
Pattishall remains in custody at the Hennepin County Jail on $150,000 bail. His first court appearance is scheduled for Wednesday afternoon.