Suspected drunken driver slams into home in Carlton County

Courtesy: Carlton County Fire News

MAHTOWA TOWNSHIP, Minn. – A suspected drunken driver slammed into a home in Carlton County over the weekend.

The call for help came in around 8:30 p.m. Saturday on County Road 61 in Mahtowa Township.

The Carlton County Sheriff’s Office said the driver is a 19-year-old man from the Carlton area who showed signs of intoxication.

The driver was taken to Community Memorial Hospital for treatment and a blood test.

The blood test will then be sent to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) to help determine if criminal charges will be filed.

Nobody was injured inside the home.