The prominent Twin Cities attorney accused of fatally hitting a jogger with his BMW last month in St. Paul was in another collision shortly beforehand, according to court records.

On Feb. 22 in Minneapolis, Peter H. Berge, 60, hit a red Mini Cooper on Sixth Street near the entrance to Interstate 94, according to a search warrant application filed Friday in Ramsey County District Court. That collision, police say, was shortly before Berge hit Scott Spoo, 35, in the intersection of Mississippi River Boulevard and Dayton Avenue in St. Paul.

St. Paul police are seeking the event recorder, or so-called “black-box,” from Berge’s car in their investigation into the fatal collision.

The driver of the Mini Cooper told investigators that Berge didn’t realize he had struck her vehicle and she had to get his attention to pull over to a safe location to exchange insurance information, the search warrant affidavit said. At the time, Berge also told the driver of the Mini Cooper he had also struck a mailbox two weeks prior. Related Articles St. Stanislaus’ long-time priest the Rev. John Clay leaves legacy of love. He died Sunday at age 94

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Police have suspected Berge was distracted by his cellphone or under the influence of something other than alcohol after he struggled with field sobriety tests at the scene of the 4:40 p.m. crash that killed Spoo. He had also been seen driving erratically and swerving. Berge’s blood was drawn for drug testing, but police have said they don’t expect to have results for months.

A week after the fatal collision, friends said Berge had been diagnosed with malignant brain tumors. Berge met with an oncologist who recommended an aggressive treatment of radiation and chemotherapy.

Spoo, a St. Paul resident, was struck inside a crosswalk and died at Hennepin County Medical Center about an hour after the collision. He worked for 3M as a senior product development engineer and was an avid runner and bicyclist.

The search warrant application also seeks information about Berge’s iPhone, including whether he received any calls or text messages around the time of the fatal crash.