A man who caused a pileup crash in downtown Minneapolis that killed a 26-year-old woman and injured 10 others last year has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Talon Walker, 30, pleaded guilty in August to one count of criminal vehicular homicide and two counts of criminal vehicular operation. He was charged with 12 other counts, but they were dropped as part of a plea agreement. A judge sentenced him to 120 months on Thursday.

"Mr. Walker, I do hope as many of the victim impact statements said ... You make good use of your time at the DOC. Address any of those chemical dependency issues," Judge Maximilia Utley said during the hearing.

Walker was driving around 100 mph at the time of the crash, which happened on the exit ramp from Interstate 94 east near Lyndale Avenue. The cr

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