A 26-year-old Minneapolis man is charged in a June hit-and-run that critically injured a pedestrian on St. Paul’s East Side.
Arlandis Shamar Walls crashed into the back of a car, sped away and soon hit a 28-year-old woman as she was crossing Phalen Boulevard south of Maryland Avenue, the charges allege.
St. Paul police said Tuesday the June 10 hit-and-run left the Brooklyn Park woman paralyzed.
Walls was charged in Ramsey County District Court by warrant on Friday with two counts of criminal vehicular operation resulting in great bodily harm. He had not been arrested as of late Tuesday. His court case does not list a defense attorney.
The criminal complaint gives the following account:
Police officers saw two cars speeding north on Johnson Parkway about 10:50 p.m. and a Nissan Sentra with severe front-end damage abandoned at the intersection of Maryland Avenue and Phalen Boulevard.
A 911 call was then made about someone who was struck a few blocks away near the south entrance to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
Officers found the woman on the side of the road conscious, but not knowing what happened or where she was. Her legs appeared broken and she had road rash on the side of her face and back. During her transport to Regions Hospital, she went into cardiac arrest.
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A man and woman at the scene said the driver of a Nissan had rear-ended their car at Johnson Parkway and East Seventh Street and sped into oncoming traffic to get away. They drove after the Nissan to try to get the license plate information and saw the car hit the woman, who flew over the car’s roof from the impact. They estimated the car was going 50 mph.
They said the driver of the Nissan sped away, but soon crashed a third time and then ran.
Officers searched the Nissan and found Walls’ wallet on the driver’s side floor of the car, which was registered to someone in Brooklyn Center.
Video from the northeast intersection of Maryland Avenue and Phalen Boulevard showed the Nissan nearly struck a vehicle while driving north, then crashed into a traffic signal pole. It showed a man get out and run east on Maryland Avenue.
DNA was collected from inside the Nissan, including the steering wheel, airbag and keys. An analysis by the BCA showed the major DNA profile matches Walls, the complaint says.
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