Man drives car through Minnesota restaurant patio killing 2; wounding 4

1 month ago

St. Louis Park news, Minnesota news.

Two people were killed and four others wounded Sunday when a man drove his car through a restaurant patio as a group of medical workers celebrated a colleague’s new position.

The unidentified driver attempted to park outside the Park Tavern in St. Louis Park before accelerating through the outdoor patio plowing into a crowd of about 30 patrons.

While the victims’ identities remain unknown, a spokesperson for Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park said one of the two deceased victims and the four injured were employees of the facility.

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  • The group reportedly went to the restaurant, which is not far from the hospital, to celebrate a colleague who was leaving for a new job.

    Park Tavern’s owner identified the second deceased victim as 30-year-old Kristina Folkerts, a server at the business and a mother to three young daughters.

    The driver is behind bars facing charges of criminal vehicular homicide; his motive remains unclear.