Minneapolis police expect to charge a 26-year-old driver in connection with a hit-and-run incident early Monday in the Longfellow neighborhood that left a man critically injured.
Hennepin County attorney spokesman Chuck Laszewski said charges could come by Wednesday afternoon against Kaleb J. Conway for allegedly fleeing after striking a man crossing the street in the 2700 block of East Lake Street.
The victim, Luis Angel Cruz-Guzman, 23, remained in critical condition Tuesday evening at Hennepin County Medical Center with head injuries he suffered in the crash.
Conway has several alcohol-related convictions for driving offenses.
In 2007, Conway was twice arrested in a nine-month period and convicted of underage driving and drinking, according to court records.
Two other times, he was charged with underage drinking, and his criminal history also includes convictions for driving with an open bottle, driving after revocation and fourth-degree drunken driving, records show.
The incident prompted some legislators to question why Conway was able to get behind the wheel after so many brushes with the law on alcohol offenses.
"We need to figure out what is going to stop people from getting behind the wheel," said state Rep. Dan Schoen, a DFLer from St. Paul Park who also is a police officer.