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Crime, Law and Justice
Estelle Timar-Wilcox

Driver who crashed into Park Tavern pleads not guilty

The front of a tavern
The Park Tavern in St. Louis Park, Minn., is pictured on Sept. 3.
Ben Hovland | MPR News

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The man accused of crashing his vehicle into a Twin Cities restaurant patio earlier this year, killing two people, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday.

Steven Bailey, 56, is accused of driving into the outdoor patio at Park Tavern in St. Louis Park in September. Server Kristina Folkerts and restaurant patron Gabriel Harvey were killed. Nine others were injured.

According to the criminal complaint, Bailey attempted to park an SUV in the lot at Park Tavern. He then accelerated through the busy patio before hitting several boulders at the base of a hill.

Bailey was arrested at the scene. Authorities say his blood alcohol level was measured at four times the legal limit. He faces charges including third-degree murder and criminal vehicular homicide.

The case is scheduled to go to trial in May.

Bailey is currently in a residential treatment facility for alcohol addiction, after posting bond on a $500,000 conditional bail in October. His bail also prohibited him from contacting any victims of the crash, using any controlled substances and driving.