COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, Minn. – A 35-year-old Minneapolis man pleaded guilty killing a woman and injuring a man while driving drunk in Columbia Heights last summer.
Cody Jazdzewski pleaded guilty Wednesday to vehicular homicide while under the influence of alcohol, according to court documents filed in Anoka County.
Jazdzewski killed 58-year-old Carrie Lynn Rivero and seriously injured 63-year-old James Beller on the night of July 13, 2023, when he drove his vehicle onto the sidewalk along 39th Avenue Northeast along Highway 65.
According to a police report, Jazdzewski had bloodshot and watery eyes, his speech was slurred and he admitted he had been drinking before driving. His breath test at the scene was 0.131 – above the legal limit of 0.08.
Jazdzewski’s sentencing is scheduled for August.
