Thomas T. Veldhouse
Caught a shot of this on KMSP9 news last night. The reporter in the field in front of the suspect Mc Donalds started the report as a tall young man proceeded to pitch pennies, or some small object at the female reporter as the camera was panning to the scene of the accident, the drive through lane, then the goofball fliped the camera the bird with both hands as the report cut to the video.
It appears that the family has been talking to the press, thus their names are likely very visible. The family was walking to McDonalds from their close by home, with the mom holding the hand of a toddler while carrying a baby. A man in a SUV was talking on his cell phone and drove foward, pinning the mother and children between the front bumper and the wood landscaping of the McDonalds.
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The landscaping consisted of timber construction holding back a raised area. The drive through was setup so that after you get your food, you have to take a gradual right turn to enter the parking lot-exit. If you go straight you hit this raised landscaping area. Yes, there is a entrance door on that side. But since it was a smaller door, I'm guessing it's not the main entrance. the timbers appeared to be just over bumper height for the SUV-truck based on the damage it left. A shorter person certainly could have been crushed severely. A couple timbers appeared shattered in the video that the #9 had.
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They reported that discussion with workers and the manager at the McDonalds was met with claims that there was no disagreement or frustration and that workers there were not sure why the person took off like they did. They only could (were willing to?) say they did notice the person was on the phone and seemed distracted.
The driver of the vehicle and the vehicle itself were allowed to leave. The police talked with the driver and allowed him to leave. My guess is that there was a feeling that some research needed to be done to understand all the implications of a rest by vehicle in the parking lot of a commercial building. But that may be a very incorrect guess.
Personally, once again it seems the news organization leaves questions unanswered. there was one point in an interview with someone, they mentioned knowing the person end, and knowing the family, and knowing the driver.... that made me wonder if the driver of this truck was someone known to the family. Something not out of the ordinary for a neighborhood McDonalds.