Man charged in a hit-and-run death
Wednesday night around 7pm a man struck and killed a Burnsville woman, while driving under the influence with a blood-alcohol level of more than five times the legal limit reported the Pioneer Press
Anthony Phillip LaSalle, 36 of Bloomington, hit LuAnn Marie Johnson, 66, while she was walking into a Sam’s Club in Bloomington. Johnson was knocked to the ground, then run over, and dragged for about ten feet reported the Star
Tribune.
Johnson’s husband was with her and tried to stop LaSalle. LaSalle however continued to drive away and was later caught by police who had to use a taser to force him out of his car. (Pioneer Press)
LaSalle later told police that he had drank half a liter of vodka before he got behind the wheel. He also admitted that he felt his car run over something and that he assumed it was a pedestrian. (Star Tribune)
LaSalle has been charged with third-degree murder and three counts of criminal vehicular homicide. He is currently being held in Hennepin County Jail and his bail is set at $500,000. He will make his first court appearance Monday. (Pioneer Press)