The Brief
A crash in Rochester that saw a minivan end up inside a bedroom resulted in criminal charges for the driver.
A 37-year-old Rochester man with past DWI convictions is now charged with criminal vehicular operation that caused substantial bodily harm.
A woman inside the home suffered multiple fractures in her spine while a man in the home suffered a head injury.
ROCHESTER, Minn. (FOX 9) - Criminal charges have been filed six months after a man drove a minivan into a Rochester home, injuring two people who were asleep inside.
Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Mathew David Bute, 37, of Rochester, is charged with criminal vehicular operation causing substantial bodily harm.
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Minivan driven into Rochester home Local perspective
Court records say Rochester police responded to a reported crash in southeast Rochester at about 6:30 a.m. on March 20, 2026, for a report of a Honda minivan that had crashed into a home.
Arriving officers then found the front end of the minivan was entirely inside the lower level bedroom of a split-level home.
The driver, later identified as Matthew David...