startribune.com
Source: startribune.com
- James Blue, drunk and high on THC gummies, crashed his Bentley at nearly 100 mph on a curvy Lake Minnetonka road, killing Gophers coach Bob Motzko's son Mack and friend Sam Schuneman.
- Blue pleaded guilty to two counts of criminal vehicular homicide, dodging murder charges in a plea deal.
- He got 7.5 years in prison, with families calling it accountability for impaired driving.
James Blue, a 52-year-old Orono man, caused a fatal crash near his Lake Minnetonka mansion that killed two young passengers, including Mack Motzko, son of University of Minnesota Gophers hockey coach Bob Motzko. The story covers his guilty plea, sentencing, and the raw grief from the victims' families. It highlights the devastation of drunk and drugged driving on a dangerous local road.