ST. PAUL, Minn. — A 30-year-old off-duty St. Paul police officer had a blood alcohol level more than two times the legal limit when he crashed into a vacant building in August, charges say.
Bryan James McKinnon is facing two charges of third-degree DWI, according to the criminal complaint filed in Hennepin County.
Charging documents say police were called to a car crash at Third Street and Maple Street in St. Paul just after midnight on Aug. 1. The caller reported the car had crashed into a building .
Upon arrival, officers noticed the vehicle had caught fire. They attempted to use fire extinguishers to put out the fire, but it spread, police say. The structural integrity of the building was in question, so the officers backed out of the building and the St. Paul Fire Department responded to the fire.
One of the responding officers recognized the vehicle involved in the crash and realized it belonged to their coworker, McKinnon.