Man Charged In Fatal Hit-And-Run In Custody
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (WCCO) -- The 54-year-old man charged in a fatal hit-and-run crash that killed an 85-year-old woman has turned himself into police, a day after authorities asked for the public's assistance in locating his whereabouts.
Mark Lindgren, of Bloomington, was charged Friday for the crash that occurred on Oct. 21 at 10th Avenue South and East Old Shakopee Road.
He turned himself into police around 2:15 a.m. Tuesday and is currently being held in Hennepin County jail.
Dorothy Hanson was walking home after having dinner with her husband, who lives in a nearby care facility, when she was allegedly struck by Lindgren's vehicle. She was taken to Hennepin County Medical Center where she later died.
Witnesses to the crash told police the driver involved didn't slow down, swerve or brake when they hit Hanson. They also said the truck accelerated after Hanson was hit.
An attorney representing the owner of the truck contacted police on Oct. 26 and made arrangements to turn the truck over to investigators the following day.
The truck was registered to Lindgren and a search warrant was conducted of his apartment.
Upon that search, police collected a one-page document that listed Lindgren's timeline for the date of the accident. On it, it said Lindgren had one drink on the night of the crash, stopped by a friend's bonfire and then headed home. The document said Lindgren did not notice the headlight and damage to his vehicle until he got home.
The document then reads, "Assumed it was a deer or bird."
Police say they found another version of the timeline in Lindgren's shredder.
Police say Lindgren has been arrested for drunk driving in the past -- once in 1992 and another time in 2003 in Indiana.
