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Yahoo
15-06-2025
- Yahoo
One injured, multiple businesses damaged in downtown Indianapolis shooting
Ryan Hite, the general manager of The Oceanaire in downtown Indianapolis, tried his best to welcome guests as they stumbled around repairmen who were fixing the front door of the restaurant. One of the restaurant's glass doors had been destroyed in the early hours of June 15, when stray bullets hit it and the Starbucks located near The Oceanaire. Guests were left puzzled as the main entrance to the restaurant was blocked off by workers vacuuming up the remaining shattered glass. "It's upsetting," Hite said. "We work hard to give downtown a good reputation and reassure our guests that downtown is safe." Hite learned about the shooting from the building's property manager a few hours after it occurred. Between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m., an altercation between a few "teenagers" escalated into the group opening fire on each other, with bullets ultimately hitting the front of the two businesses, according to Hite. At about 3:50 a.m., the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department downtown unit received a report that a person had been shot in the area of 14 E. Washington St., which is about 400 feet away from the 30 South Meridian building, according to police. When police arrived, they could not find anyone who had been shot. However, shortly after 4 a.m., police were informed that a man had walked into Methodist Hospital with gunshot wounds that he received in a downtown shooting. After investigating the scene, police later determined the damage at 30 S. Meridian St. was due to the shooting. Although Hite was upset by the early morning chaos that left his restaurant without a front door and a gunshot hole through his sign, he didn't allow his frustration to interfere with his obligations to his customers. By the afternoon, as guests started to enter the restaurant, Hite made sure to greet them with a smile and highlight the specialty menu item of the day. Hite hopes to replace the missing door as soon as possible, but he believes it may take up to a week to replace, due to the specialized engraving needed for the entrance and the size of the glass. Either way, Hite and his team still plan to serve their guests this upcoming week and won't allow the issue to disrupt their business. It's unclear if hours of operation at the Starbucks that was also damaged will be affected by the missing window. Repairmen were planning to install a piece of plywood as a temporary solution. Contact IndyStar reporter Noe Padilla at npadilla@ follow him on X @1NoePadilla or on Bluesky @ This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: One injured, multiple businesses damaged in downtown Indy shooting
Yahoo
09-06-2025
- Yahoo
Union County reports two separate one-vehicle fatalities on Highway 34 last week
Jun. 9—A Clarinda man and an Osceola woman were killed in separate Union County one-vehicle accidents five days apart. According to a Union County Sheriff's report, in the early hours of Tuesday, June 3, a 1983 Honda motorcycle, driven by John Pace, 54, of Clarinda, was traveling eastbound on Highway 34 when it didn't navigate the turn properly. The motorcycle traveled into the north ditch of the highway where it came to a rest on its side and Pace was located on the ground south of the motorcycle. The accident was found around 4 a.m. by a driver of a semi who had seen the lights and turned around to check. Pace was deceased at the scene and has been taken for autopsy. The investigation is ongoing. On June 8, the Union County Sheriff's Office received numerous 911 calls at approximately 11:50 a.m. regarding a reckless driver who was all over the roadway eastbound on Highway 34 past Highway 169. As the vehicle was close to the Clarke County line and without a Union County deputy in the area, a call was transferred to Clarke County. Union County was then advised that the vehicle, a 2015 Chevrolet Traverse, driven by San Vega, 43, of Osceola, was involved in an accident at mile marker 102 in Union County where it went off the roadway, down an embankment and came to rest in the Grand River. The caller told Clarke County they were able to get the Traverse stopped on the side of the road. When they went to put the vehicle in park, it was instead put into reverse. Vega lost consciousness and lifted her foot off the brake, causing the vehicle to reverse down the hill. Witnesses were unable to stop the vehicle. A Clarke County deputy and first responders arrived on scene after the car went down the hill. They were able to get Vega out of the vehicle before it became fully submerged in the water. Vega was transported by an ATV from the water to the Clarke County ambulance to be transferred to Methodist Hospital in Des Moines where she was declared deceased. Medics reported to deputies they smelled alcohol on or around her person. The investigation is ongoing. This is the third vehicle fatality reported in Union County this year.
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Yahoo
Drunken driver who plowed into Park Tavern bar patio, killing 2, pleads guilty to murder
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Generate Key Takeaways A driver pleaded guilty Wednesday to murder charges for being extremely drunk and plowing into a crowded St. Louis Park bar patio on Labor Day weekend, killing two people and injuring a dozen others. Six days before a trial was to begin, Steven Frane Bailey, 56, of St. Louis Park, entered guilty pleas in Hennepin County District Court to two counts of third-degree murder and three counts of criminal vehicular operation causing great bodily harm for the crash at Park Tavern that killed server Kristina Folkerts and Methodist Hospital employee Gabriel Harvey just after 8 p.m. on Sept. 1, 2024. 'Several other people were injured, some critically, and many more were traumatized by the completely unacceptable actions of one individual,' Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said at a news conference after the hearing. Under the terms of a plea agreement, Bailey faces between 25 and 30 years in prison at sentencing, which is scheduled for July 28 before Judge Juan Hoyos. The attorney's office will ask that Bailey receive the maximum, Moriarty said. 'This was an entirely avoidable tragedy, and Mr. Bailey is being held accountable for causing it,' she said. 'He will be in prison for a long time to ensure that he cannot hurt anyone else.' The charges say Bailey's blood-alcohol content was more than four times the legal limit to drive when he drove his BMW X5 sport utility vehicle through a metal fence and plowed through the length of the patio. Blood samples that were taken from Bailey at Hennepin County Medical Center and analyzed by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension showed his blood-alcohol concentration was 0.335, according to an amended criminal complaint filed in court Wednesday. The legal limit to drive in Minnesota is 0.08. Bailey had five drunken driving convictions between 1985 and 2015. 40 mph without braking Friends and family of the victims filled the courtroom at Wednesday's hearing. Bailey's family members sat on the opposite side of the gallery in the front row. Bailey has been out of jail on $500,000 bond since October and completed residential alcohol treatment. Bailey admitted to the offenses upon questioning by his attorney Tom Sieben. He said he had been drinking vodka at his home before going to the Park Tavern for food. After hitting two vehicles in the parking lot, he accelerated and plowed through a metal fence and into the patio seating area, striking occupied tables and multiple people, only coming to a stop because of an embankment. 'Is it safe to say you were going about 40 mph?' Sieben asked. 'Correct,' Bailey said. Upon further questioning, Bailey agreed that his actions were 'eminently dangerous to others' and 'evinced a depraved mind, without regard for human life' — the key elements of a third-degree murder charge. When police arrived at the scene that night, Bailey was still in his SUV. As officers approached him they reportedly heard him on the phone saying, 'I hit the gas instead of the brake and went right through a thing' and 'I'm probably going to jail,' according to the charges. He made several 'spontaneous' statements such as saying when he was told they were going to perform a field sobriety test, 'You don't need to do fields. I know what I did.' A preliminary breath test at HCMC before the warrant for a blood draw showed his blood-alcohol content was 0.325. 'One of the most horrific videos I've ever seen' Bailey initially faced criminal vehicular homicide and criminal vehicular operation charges. The attorney's office added the murder counts on Sept. 9, saying prosecutors did not yet have the surveillance video at the time of the original charges, although references to the video were included in police reports. 'Initially, before we saw the video, the assumption was this person hit the accelerator instead of the brake,' Moriarty said Wednesday. … 'It's very clear video from the Park Tavern parking lot at different angles, and it was one of the most horrific videos I've ever seen, unfortunately.' Folkerts, of St. Louis Park, was a 30-year-old mother of three girls and was working as a server at 'her beloved Park Tavern, where she died at the scene that night,' Moriarty said. 'She was a passionate photographer who loved music, live concerts and her Starbucks. Her family described her as a free spirit who found the beauty in everyone.' Harvey, a 30-year-old from Rosemount, was a health unit coordinator at nearby Methodist Hospital and on track to graduate from nursing school that December. He was at the restaurant with several hospital workers celebrating a colleague's last nursing shift. He died that night at HCMC. 'He and his partner, Denzel, had recently become new homeowners,' Moriarty said. 'His family described Gabe as kind, smart, hilarious and so incredibly positive.' Among those injured were four Methodist Hospital nurses, and the amended complaint details the extent of their injuries. Related Articles Tegan D'Albani suffered a broken pelvis, broken legs and ribs and dislocated knees. She was unconscious and intubated for a period of time. Her injuries hinder her ability to complete daily tasks. Laura Knutsen was celebrating her last shift as a nurse in the ICU and was set to start school to become a certified registered nurse anesthetist. She suffered head trauma and lost consciousness during transport to the hospital. Her injuries also included 11 broken ribs and a fractured clavicle, pelvis and vertebrae. Theo Larson was diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury, suffered facial fractures and has lost all memory of the night of the crash. He has been unable to return to work. The other victims suffered injuries that included bruises, cuts and abrasions.
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Yahoo
Drunk-driver who killed two in 2024 crash at Park Tavern pleads guilty
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Generate Key Takeaways The man who was drunk behind the wheel when he crashed into the patio of the Park Tavern in St. Louis Park last summer, killing two people and injuring nine others, has pleaded guilty. After initially pleading not guilty, Steven Bailey, 56, reached a plea deal with prosecutors on Wednesday that has seen him plead guilty to two counts of 3rd-degree murder and three counts of criminal vehicular operation resulting in great bodily harm. Under the terms of the deal, Bailey is facing a sentence of 25-30 years in prison. Steven BaileyHennepin County Jail The shocking crash resulted in the deaths of Park Tavern server Kristina Folkerts, 30, of St. Louis Park, and Methodist Hospital employee Gabe Harvey, 30, of Rosemount. The plea deal comes after Hennepin County Attorney's Office filed news charges against Bailey on Tuesday to account for three more people who were injured in the crash, bringing the total number injured to 12. GoFundMe Video evidence showed Bailey would've had a clear view of the patio, tables, umbrellas, and people seated outside when he pulled into the Park Tavern parking lot on the evening of Aug. 31, 2024, and as he was attempting to back into an open parking space, he struck another vehicle. Rather than parking, Bailey began to drive away and "can be seen accelerating at a high rate of speed in what appears to be an attempt to flee the scene," prosecutors said when charges were filed. While attempting to flee, Bailey struck a black SUV that was driving in the parking lot, before accelerating his vehicle through a metal fence and into the patio seating area. Mr. Bailey's BMW struck multiple occupied tables and multiple people. Bailey, who had five previous DWI convictions, gave a breath test reading of 0.325, more than four times the legal limit in Minnesota.
CBS News
05-05-2025
- CBS News
Suspected drunk driver in deadly Park Tavern crash faces new charges as lawmakers push for tougher DWI laws
The man accused of driving drunk and killing two people at Park Tavern in St. Louis Park last September is now facing additional charges. Prosecutors filed new charges against Steven Bailey to account for three more victims who were injured in the crash. This brings the total number of people hurt that night to 12 with some suffering life-altering injuries. Bailey is accused of driving with a blood alcohol content more than four times the legal limit and has a history of five prior DWI convictions in Minnesota. Outside Park Tavern, a memorial of trees now honors the lives lost, Kristina Folkerts, a beloved server, and Gave Harvey, an employee at Methodist Hospital. Prosecutors say Bailey plowed through the restaurant's patio, killing both. In response, lawmakers have introduced new legislation aimed at strengthening Minnesota's DWI laws, particularly around the use of ignition interlock devices, a breathalyzer system that prevent a car from starting if alcohol is detected on a driver's breath. "What we know is that if people the first time people commit a DWI offense, most people don't commit a second, but if you commit a second, then your likelihood of committing a third and a fourth go way up," said Rep. Larry Kraft, DFL-St. Louis Park. Under current law, a person with three DWIs within 10 years must use an interlock device for four years. The new bipartisan bill proposes extending that to 10 years for anyone with three or more convictions in their lifetime. "I hope this can provide some measure of relief, or some measure of knowing that. And, you know, we're building on some of the tragedy that happened to make changes for others," Kraft said. According to the CDC, ignition interlocks reduce repeat DWI offenses by 70% while in use. Records show Bailey had an interlock in his vehicle from 2015 to 2020 following his last conviction. When asked if the proposed law could have prevented the Park Tavern tragedy, Kraft responded: "I mean, he had five priors. So with this legislation in place, he would have had requirements to spend more time on interlock along the way, so hopefully it would have been about changing his behavior earlier, so maybe he wouldn't have had the fourth or the fifth offense." The bill passed the Minnesota House last week and is now headed to the state Senate. "At the end of the day, what we really want is we want this not to happen. We want the people that are committing these multiple offenses to get help and just not to endanger others," Kraft added. Bailey is scheduled to stand trial on May 12. The Senate is expected to take up the bill later this week.
