A suspected drunken driver pleaded guilty Monday to causing a crash on Interstate 694 in Arden Hills last year that killed a New Brighton couple.

Charges say Luis Eduardo Tipantuna Quinchiguano’s blood-alcohol level was nearly three times the legal limit to drive in the crash that killed Curtis John O’Connor, 76, and Karin Leigh O’Connor, 74, on westbound I-694 near Snelling Avenue about 8:45 a.m. Feb. 16, 2024.

Tipantuna Quinchiguano, 32, of Minneapolis, reached an agreement with Ramsey County prosecutors, admitting to two counts of criminal vehicular homicide for driving in a grossly negligent manner.

Two counts of criminal vehicular homicide while under the influence of alcohol will be dismissed at his sentencing, which is scheduled for Dec. 8, according to court records. Tipantuna Q

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