Motorist charged for allegedly drunken Kalispell wreck that left passenger injured

An 18-year-old faces multiple charges in Flathead County District Court for wrecking his BMW in North Kalispell while allegedly drunk earlier this month, leaving a passenger hospitalized.

Prosecutors charged Toly Pavlovich Abramchuk with one count of criminal endangerment and one misdemeanor count of aggravated driving under the influence, first offense, following the March 15 rollover at a shopping center. Abramchuk, who remains in the county jail with bail set at $100,000, is scheduled to appear before Judge Heidi Ulbricht on April 2 for arraignment.

When officers arrived in Kalispell, they found a silver BMW sedan on its roof with an unconscious man lying on the ground nearby, according to court documents. A rock had been moved from a nearby planter, leading investigators to believe the BMW struck the rock before rolling over, according to court documents.

A witness told investigators that Abramchuk ran a stop sign before hitting the car. She said bystanders pulled her passenger out of the crashed vehicle.

Abramchuk admitted to being behind the wheel and said he was driving too fast when he took a turn, according to court documents. He reportedly said he was going about 70 mph and testing the brakes.

Abramchuk exuded the odor of an alcoholic beverage during the conversation, according to court documents. He reportedly showed signs of impairment during subsequent field sobriety tests. A preliminary breath sample but his breath alcohol level is 0.219, according to court documents.

A second sample provided to the Kalispell Police Department reportedly came back as 0.19.

Investigators hoped to interview Abramchuk’s passenger, who was taken to Logan Health Medical Center for treatment, but later learned he had been intubated, according to court documents.

If convicted of criminal endangerment, Abramchuk faces up to 10 years in prison and a $50,000 fine.

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