SUV Driven by 13-Year-Old Hits Home, Sends Man to Hospital

Apr 21

A 13-year-old driver crashed an SUV into a Robbinsdale home Thursday evening, injuring one of the residents.

Just before 6 p.m. Monday, Robbinsdale officers were dispatched to the 3200 block of Grimes Avenue North on a report that a vehicle had struck a house.

When they arrived, officers found a Chevrolet Tahoe with its front end embedded into the residence.

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Two people were inside the home at the time of the crash. An adult male was struck by a section of the wall pushed inward by the impact and was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. An adult female in the home was not hurt.

According to police, a 13-year-old boy was identified as the driver of the vehicle. Multiple witnesses pointed to the boy as the one behind the wheel, and the adult female passenger, believed to be a family member, told officers she had allowed him to drive the vehicle around the neighborhood. She said they had gone to a store and were returning home when the boy mistakenly hit the gas pedal instead of the brake, causing the SUV to crash into the residence.

The crash remains under investigation.

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