EAGAN, Minn. — Police now say the driver who crashed his SUV into a Starbucks in Eagan Monday night was drunk.
Squads were dispatched to the Starbucks at 1480 Central Park Commons Drive just after 9 p.m. and on arrival found a Mercedes SUV through the side of the building, and two people injured. It's believed 29-year-old Stanton Marvin Baldwin of West St. Paul and 30-year-old Macy Layne Olson were sitting outside on the patio when they were struck. Both were taken by ambulance to Regions Hospital. Baldwin is now in fair condition. Olson is now in good condition.
Officers spoke with the driver of the SUV and thought he was under the influence of alcohol. The 44-year-old Eagan man was later arrested for DWI, checked out at a hospital and is currently being held in the Dakota County Jail pending charges.
Baldwin's family shared the following statement:
Our family member, Stanton Baldwin, was struck by a driver while sitting on the patio outside Starbucks in Eagan on the night of Monday, August 19. He sustained life-threatening injuries and is in fair condition at Regions Hospital in St. Paul. He is in the process of opening a new restaurant, Candy’s Cafe and Catering, 2503 Seventh Ave. E. in North St. Paul. We encourage everyone to stop by the restaurant when it opens.