The 911 call came in shortly after the crash. Police arrived to find a pedestrian dead on the road. The driver was gone.
Within minutes, officers located 36-year-old Alex Ray Kisch and took him into custody. According to court records reviewed by Law&Crime, Kisch has been charged with one count of criminal vehicular homicide in connection with the fatal collision.
The charge alleges that Kisch caused the crash that killed the pedestrian and then left the scene. But the details that emerged from the investigation — and from Kisch's own words, as reported by police — turned an already tragic case into something more surreal.
According to lawandcrime.com, after allegedly striking the pedestrian, Kisch did not simply flee. He drove to a nearby McDonald's and went through the drive-thru.
When officers later spoke with him, Kisch reportedly said he "just went to get some food."
That statement, as relayed by police and reported by Law&Crime, has become the most striking detail in the case. It is not clear from the source whether Kisch made that remark at the scene, during questioning, or at some other point in the investigation.
What is clear is the sequence of events as laid out by investigators: a pedestrian was struck and killed, the driver fled, and the driver was found at a fast-food restaurant.
The Ramsey County Sheriff's Office released a booking photo of Kisch, showing a man with short hair and a neutral expression. The photo quickly circulated alongside the McDonald's detail, drawing public attention to the case.
Court records show Kisch faces one count of criminal vehicular homicide. The charge is specific: it alleges he caused the collision that killed the pedestrian and then failed to remain at the scene.
Under Minnesota law, criminal vehicular homicide can be charged when a driver causes a death through criminal negligence, intoxication, or other specified conduct. The exact circumstances of the crash — speed, weather, road conditions, or whether any substances were involved — have not been detailed in the source material.
Neither have the victim's identity or age been released in the reporting reviewed for this article. The source identifies the deceased only as a pedestrian.
Kisch was taken into custody shortly after the crash, according to court records. He has been charged, but not convicted. As of the latest reporting, no attorney for Kisch has been identified in the source, and no statement from a defense lawyer appears in the record.
What is still unknown is significant. Did Kisch know he had hit a person? Did he stop at all before reaching the drive-thru? What led him to the McDonald's — a habit, a craving, or something else? None of that is answered in the source material.
What is known is that a pedestrian is dead, a driver is charged, and a fast-food stop has become part of the official record.
The case now moves through the Ramsey County court system. Kisch's next court appearance has not yet been scheduled, according to the source.
For now, the public is left with the image of a man who, after allegedly killing someone with his car, reportedly went through a drive-thru and said he just wanted food.
That detail does not make the tragedy any less real. It only makes it harder to understand.