Minneapolis Driver Charged With Vehicular Homicide After Cyclist's Death

Overview

• Police say a vehicle struck a bicyclist on Hiawatha Avenue in Minneapolis in the early morning, and the cyclist, a man in his 50s, later died at the hospital.
• Authorities filed a criminal complaint charging Diallo Roy James Greer with two counts of criminal vehicular homicide alleging he was impaired by alcohol and drugs at the time of the crash.
• A field breath test at the scene registered a blood alcohol concentration above Minnesota's limit at .086 and lab tests detected THC, cocaine and cocaethylene in his blood.
• Charging documents say Greer admitted he was speeding and looked down to adjust climate controls just before striking the bicyclist, and prosecutors have obtained a nationwide warrant for his arrest while he is currently not in custody.
• Cocaethylene forms when alcohol and cocaine are used together and can increase impairment, a detail prosecutors cite as they pursue charges and the case draws renewed attention to cyclist safety and enforcement practices in Minneapolis.