A Minneapolis man is facing multiple felony charges after allegedly causing a deadly head-on collision while driving drunk last summer.
The driver of the Durango was not identified in court documents. The driver suffered critical injuries and died shortly after being transported to a hospital. Two passengers in the Durango, identified as the drivers sister and their 14-year-old daughter, also sustained injuries. The sister of the driver later sought emergency medical care for pain in multiple parts of her body, while the drivers daughter reported leg pain at the scene.
Responding officers described Llangari Inga as injured and showing signs of intoxication, including watery, glazed eyes and the odor of alcohol on his breath. A preliminary breath test at the scene indicated a blood alcohol concentration of .172. A subsequent blood draw taken at the hospital about 2.5 hours later showed a BAC of .141, well above the legal limit of .08.
The complaint also details a second crash minutes before the fatal head-on collision. At the intersection of 34th and Penn Avenue North, Llangari Inga allegedly rear-ended a Honda CRV. occupied by two individuals. The impact pushed their vehicle through the intersection and up onto a sidewalk. The driver of that vehicle sustained head, shoulder and hip injuries and was later evaluated for whiplash at the hospital.
Authorities say Llangari Inga fled the scene of that crash and continued driving until he collided with the Durango. Video from a traffic camera near Knox Avenue shows his vehicle drifting out of its lane at high speed shortly before the fatal impact. Police found three open beer bottles in the Dodge Journey, including one empty bottle and another partially full, located in the front console and backseat area.
Llangari Inga told police he had been drinking and claimed to have stopped at 11:00 p.m.—a statement contradicted by video evidence showing the crash occurred shortly before that time. He did not possess a valid driver’s license or insurance and had only recently purchased the vehicle he was driving.
The five charges Llangari Inga faces include three felony counts of criminal vehicular homicide—one for gross negligence, one for driving with an alcohol concentration above .08 at the time of the crash, and one for having a BAC over the limit within two hours of driving—and two gross misdemeanor counts of criminal vehicular operation causing bodily harm, both linked to elevated alcohol levels.
Inga was charged via warrant and was not in custody as of publication.
