Let this be one more lesson about not driving drunk: You never know when you could hit the mayor's car.
Duluth Mayor Don Ness said he couldn't sleep early Thursday and was working at his home about 2:30 a.m. when he heard a large bang outside.
"I ignored it," Ness said. "Until I saw the lights and sirens."
The mayor looked out his window to see that a car had run into his and pushed it up on the snow bank. When he went outside to see what happened, he said he saw a kid coming down the sidewalk and saying: "I know this is the mayor's house."
"I think he lives in the neighborhood," Ness said.
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That person is a 20-year-old male, according to Duluth police, who was cited on suspicion of fourth-degree drunken driving and released. Police said Friday they couldn't determine which name on the incident report belongs to the suspect.
Ness said his car should be OK: Only the back left side was dented and had a crumpled frame. Ness said he'll get it repaired, though it might be time to retire it anyway. The 1997 Nissan Maxima -- the only car he and his wife, Laura, own -- has nearly 200,000 miles on it.
But Ness seems reluctant to trade it in just yet.
"I'm hoping to drive it for another year or two at least," he said.
