Courtney Hayes. (OTCDF)

Perham, MN – A Perham man made his first court appearance on Monday (November 3) for injuring a woman when he drove into her apartment building nearly two years ago.

Otter Tail County prosecutors say that on November 16, 2023, 32-year-old Courtney Tyler Hayes crashed into a mailbox, went into a ditch, hit the apartment driveway, and crashed into the apartment building. Investigators estimate the car was going well over the posted speed limit at the point of take-off.

A few days after the accident, investigators spoke with the victim. She said she had been doing a Bible study and was sitting with her back to the window, when her living room wall exploded. The victim said she was pushed across the room and hit her head on a hutch. Medical records for the victim ref

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