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31-05-2025
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Toxicology result brings second charge in Wisconsin crash that killed restaurant owner David Burley
The man who caused a fatal crash that killed Twin Cities' restaurateur David Burley on Interstate 94 in Hudson, Wis., last month faces an additional homicide charge after a toxicology test shows he had a blood-alcohol concentration well over the legal limit to drive, according to a recent court filing. Law enforcement suspected that Andre Lamont Mathews was intoxicated in the April 6 afternoon crash that killed Burley, the co-founder of Blue Plate Restaurant Co., who was driving his motorcycle. Burley, who grew up in Perth, Australia, was 58 and lived in Minnetonka. Mathews, 33, of Brooklyn Park, was charged the next day with homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle as a repeat offender. According to the criminal complaint, Mathews would not submit to an evidentiary test of his blood. A Wisconsin State Trooper applied for and received a search warrant to draw his blood for testing. The toxicology test by the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene showed Mathews' blood alcohol level was 0.134, according to an amended complaint filed this month that adds a charge of homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle with a prohibited alcohol concentration. The legal limit to drive in Wisconsin is 0.08. Beyond the BAC, no new details of the crash are included in the amended complaint. The crash happened at 2:48 p.m. on westbound I-94 at milepost 1. Two people reported seeing Mathews' vehicle, a 2011 Infiniti G25, 'operating at a high rate of speed and weaving in and out of traffic for several miles prior to the crash,' the complaint states. An investigation indicates Mathews was in the right lane and attempted to overtake traffic by using the right shoulder and then struck a guardrail, causing his car to veer back into the right lane, where it collided with Burley's motorcycle, according to the Wisconsin State Patrol. Both Mathews' car and Burley's motorcycle 'traveled across the roadway' and struck the median concrete barrier, the state patrol said. Burley and Mathews were brought to Regions Hospital, where Burley died the same day. A trooper saw that his helmet had damage to the front and right rear. A trooper met with Mathews in a trauma room at the hospital. He 'appeared to be disoriented and lethargic,' was not answering questions appropriately 'and stated he did not know where he was or if he was driving,' the complaint states. St. Croix County prosecutors are seeking a longer sentence for Mathews, if he's convicted, due to a past offense. He was sentenced for possession of cocaine in Hennepin County in 2018. Prosecutors in mid-April also filed three other cases against Mathews in connection with the crash: failure to keep a vehicle under control, failure to wear a seat belt and refusal to take a test for intoxication after arrest. He's due back in court June 23 on all the cases. 'It's a very sad situation,' his attorney, Rachael Goldberger, said Friday. 'And we don't have any discovery yet. Once we get that, we'll go through it.' After working together as servers at the Nicollet Island Inn in Minneapolis during the 1990s, Burley and Stephanie Shimp opened the Highland Grill on St. Paul's Cleveland Avenue, followed by a series of other local restaurants under the title Blue Plate Restaurant Co., including the Groveland Tap, Longfellow Grill, Edina Grill, The Lowry, The Blue Barn at the Minnesota State Fair and The Freehouse. Maplewood shooting: St. Paul man fired on car while kids cowered nearby, charges say Sean 'Diddy' Combs' lawyers say ex-assistant's social media posts undercut her rape allegation Bloodhounds hunting 'Devil in the Ozarks' fugitive are seen as key part of manhunt Wedding photographer sentenced for surreptitiously recording bride changing clothes Derrick Thompson's trial begins in deaths of 5 women
Yahoo
07-04-2025
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Brooklyn Park driver charged in Wisconsin crash that killed restaurant owner David Burley
A man is suspected of being under the influence of alcohol and speeding on Interstate 94 in Hudson before he went onto the shoulder and then crashed into David Burley, co-founder of Blue Plate Restaurant Company, according to a criminal charge filed Monday. Burley, who was riding a motorcycle and wearing a full-face helmet, died at the hospital in St. Paul on Sunday. He was 58. The St. Croix County District Attorney's Office charged Andre Lamont Mathews, 33, of Brooklyn Park, with homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle. 'Preliminary investigation indicates the car was in the right lane and attempted to overtake traffic by using the right shoulder when it struck a guardrail causing it to veer back into the right lane where it collided with a motorcycle,' the Wisconsin State Patrol said in a statement Sunday. Both Mathews' car and Burley's motorcycle 'traveled across the roadway' and struck the median concrete barrier, the statement continued. A Hudson police officer told a Wisconsin trooper he could 'smell an odor of an intoxicant emitting from' Mathews, and a trooper at Regions Hospital reported the same thing, according to the criminal complaint. Lakeview Emergency Medical Services took Mathews to Regions Hospital. Burley had also been brought to Regions, where he died. A trooper saw that his helmet had damage to the front and right rear. 'This breaks my heart so much,' Brian Ingram, Twin Cities chef and restaurant owner posted on social media Monday. 'Such a good man taken by someone making bad decisions.' Two people reported seeing Mathews' vehicle, a 2011 Infiniti G25, 'operating at a high rate of speed and weaving in and out of traffic for several miles prior to the crash,' the complaint said. The crash happened at 2:48 p.m. Sunday on westbound I-94 at milepost 1, according to the Wisconsin State Patrol. A trooper met with Mathews in a trauma room at the hospital. He 'appeared to be disoriented and lethargic,' was not answering questions 'appropriately and stated he did not know where he was or if he was driving,' the complaint said. Mathews would not submit to an evidentiary test of his blood, and law enforcement applied for and received a search warrant to draw his blood for testing. It could take four to six weeks for a toxicology report to come back, according to the State Patrol. The St. Croix County District Attorney's Office is seeking a longer sentence for Mathews, if he's convicted, due to a past offense. He was sentenced for possession of cocaine in Hennepin County in 2018. Mathews remained hospitalized as of Monday afternoon; he was listed in fair condition. An arrest warrant was issued for Mathews along with the complaint. An attorney for him wasn't listed in the court file. When a Minneapolis officer pulled over Mathews in November 2017, he saw what appeared to be a bottle of Brandy or a similar liquor bottle on the front passenger seat floorboard. Idaho mom who killed 2 of her kids goes on trial over death of her husband Here's how to prevent, fight back against sextortion Increasingly dangerous scam targets kids through sextortion Little Canada man pleads guilty to strangling sex worker in Eagan hotel room St. Paul resident federally indicted in MS-13 gang-related murder in Florida Police found a handgun under a rear seat of Mathews' vehicle, which had been reported stolen, according to the criminal complaint in that case. He was prohibited from possessing firearms because he had an armed robbery conviction from July 2009 in Kankakee County, Illinois. An officer bringing Mathews to jail in 2017 heard him grinding his shoes against the floor of the squad, and found Mathews had a white powdery substance all over his hands and clothes; it was also on the floor of the squad and seat where Mathews was sitting. There were several pieces of suspected crack cocaine, which later tested positive for cocaine, the complaint said.
