Woman Lets Child Drive; SUV Crashes Into Minnesota Home, Hurts Man: Police

ROBBINSDALE, MN — A 13-year-old boy crashed an SUV into a Robbinsdale home Thursday evening after an adult let him take the wheel, according to police.

Just before 6 p.m. on April 21, officers responded to the 3200 block of Grimes Avenue North after reports that a Chevrolet Tahoe had slammed into a house. Police said the front third of the SUV was "buried" inside the home when officers arrived.

Two people were inside the home at the time. A man was injured when the walls of the house collapsed from the impact. He suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to a hospital. A woman in the home was not hurt.

The SUV’s passenger, a woman believed to be a family member, told officers the boy had been allowed to drive.

Police said the woman gave the 13-year-old the keys so he could drive around the neighborhood and to a store.

On the way home, he mistakenly hit the gas pedal instead of the brake, causing the crash, according to police.

Officers helped the homeowner arrange for emergency boarding of the damaged exterior. Robbinsdale police said the case remains under investigation.