📍 Pennington County, MN – A McIntosh man is facing multiple felony charges after allegedly driving under the influence, failing to stop at a stop sign, and causing a deadly crash in May 2024 that killed one woman and injured two others.
Crash Details
🗓 Date: May 3, 2024
⏰ Time: 9:22 p.m.
📍 Location: Intersection of 310th Avenue Northeast and Center Street, south of Goodridge, MN
🚗 Justin David Shultz, 39, of McIntosh, MN, was driving a 2005 Buick LeSabre southbound on 310th Avenue.
🚐 Mary Jean May, 49, of Red Lake, was driving a 2007 Chrysler Town & Country eastbound when Shultz allegedly failed to stop at a stop sign and struck the driver’s side of her vehicle.
🚨 The impact caused the van to overturn and land in a ditch, upside down, in standing water.
Victims & Injuries
🕊️ Mary Jean May was pronounced dead at the scene due to blunt force trauma to the head and neck.
🚑 Passengers in May’s vehicle suffered serious injuries:
🔹 Kimberly Ann Barrett, 44 – Multiple fractures, abrasions, and was hospitalized twice
🔹 Kiesha Barrett – Severe brain injuries, spinal fractures, and pulmonary contusions
Shultz’s Alleged Impairment & Arrest
👮 Police found Shultz confused and unable to sit up on his own.
👃 Officers smelled alcohol on him.
🍺 He initially denied drinking but later admitted to consuming alcohol.
🩸 A blood test revealed a Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) of 0.146, nearly twice the legal limit.
📵 Investigators also found that Shultz was using his phone “at or leading up to the time of the crash” without hands-free mode.
Charges Against Shultz
🔹 Felony Criminal Vehicular Homicide
🔹 Felony Criminal Vehicular Operation – Great Bodily Harm
🔹 Misdemeanor Fourth-Degree DWI – 0.08 or More
🔹 Misdemeanor Failure to Stop at a Stop Sign
🔹 Petty Misdemeanor Expired Registration
🚔 Shultz has been summoned to appear in court on March 10.
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I’m Chris Harper, reporting for TRF News