Little Canada fatal hit and run: Alex Ray Kisch, Minnesota man admits going to McDonald’s after fatal collision involving pedestrian after night of drinking.
A Minnesota driver faces up to ten years jail after admitting being involved in a fatal hit and run crash that left a pedestrian dead only to then go dine at a nearby McDonald’s.
Alex Ray Kisch, 36, of Twin Cities, faces up to 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine after prosecutors say he struck and killed a man with his vehicle in Little Canada early Sept. 20 and left the scene without stopping.
According to criminal vehicular homicide charges filed in the case, police responded at about 2:25 a.m. on Sept. 20 to the area of Viking Drive and Lillehei Plaza in Little Canada after a caller reported seeing a person lying on the side of the road.
Victim pronounced dead at the scene with broken car parts leading cops to driver’s home
Officers arrived to find a man, identified as JDH, lying face down on the north side of Viking Drive. Groceries and vehicle parts were scattered across the lanes of traffic. JDH had a blood-like substance pooling from his face, an abrasion on the back of his head with a section of hair missing and drag marks on his knees and belt. He was pronounced dead at the scene, FOX9 reported.
Police examined surrounding broken vehicle parts and determined they came from a Nissan Rogue SUV. A deputy searched nearby parking lots and, at approximately 4:25 a.m., spotted a Nissan Rogue in the parking garage of the Grand Pre Apartments at 205 County Road B2 E — just around the corner from the scene.
The vehicle had fresh damage to the front passenger side and a damaged mirror. Police noted a body clip was missing from the vehicle’s frame that matched one recovered at the scene. Officers also observed an oily smear and gray hairs on the passenger-side A-pillar and windshield, additional hairs on the hood and grill and approximately six droplets of blood between the front and rear passenger doors. McDonald’s food wrappers were visible inside the vehicle.
Driver discovered reeking of booze along with incriminating surveillance video
Arresting documents stated the vehicle being registered to Kisch, who lived in one of the apartments. Police obtained a search warrant and executed it at approximately 6:42 a.m. Kisch answered the door and was cooperative. Officers noted an odor of alcohol coming from him. He was wearing a wristband from Fulton Brewery and had a stamp on the back of his hand consistent with bar or club entry. Kisch told police he does culinary work at a senior living facility and has two children, ages 3 and 5 months. He also told police that the situation ‘wasn’t good.’
Surveillance footage showed Kisch leaving his apartment building in his Nissan Rogue car at 2:01 a.m. with an intact passenger side mirror. Upon his return at 2:11 a.m., the passenger side mirror showed notable damage.
After being read his rights, Kisch acknowledged owning a 2023 Nissan Rogue while declining to answer questions about whether the vehicle had any damage or had been involved in a fatal hit and run.
Driver admits being involved in fatal crash ‘stepping’ out to McDonald’s ‘to get some food’
Police transported Kisch to Regions Hospital, where a blood sample was collected under a search warrant before he was taken to the Ramsey County Jail, KARE11 reported.
Soon after Kisch placed a call to someone he called “pops,” saying the following:
‘I made a bad decision and bad consequences came out of it … They’re saying, they’re saying I hit someone and they’re deceased now.’
Kisch later told his father, according to a criminal affidavit, that he had already been home, had take an Uber, only to then drive out ‘to get some food.’
An autopsy conducted at the Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office found that JDH suffered broken ribs, spinal fractures in two places, a skull fracture on the left side of his head with two hemorrhages noted on the brain and spinal cord injuries. The medical examiner described the injuries to JDH’s head as ‘catastrophic’ and attributed multiple injuries to being struck as a pedestrian by a vehicle.
Kisch remains detained on $500,000 bond, records show. He is next scheduled to appear in court on Sept. 28.
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