Frazee Man Charged After Rollover Injures Passenger
FRAZEE, Minn. (trfnews.i234.me) — A Frazee man faces charges after a rollover crash seriously injured his passenger.
Spencer David Dylan Jacobs, 28, is charged with felony criminal vehicular operation involving great bodily harm.
He also faces a misdemeanor reckless driving charge.
The charges stem from a May 3, 2026, crash in Otter Tail County.
Court records identify the case as 56-CR-26-1003.
Damaged Car Found on Rural Road
Deputies responded around 7:41 p.m. to East Wymer Lake Road near Good Oak Loop.
A red Mercury Grand Marquis was found damaged after an apparent rollover.
The windows were broken, and the windshield was cracked.
The roof also had a large dent.
Tire marks suggested the vehicle had been fishtailing before leaving the road.
No one was inside the car when deputies arrived.
Several open alcoholic beverage cans were found nearby, according to the criminal complaint.
Driver Initially Denied Involvement
Investigators later went to a nearby home connected to the vehicle.
Jacobs first denied driving the car, according to the complaint.
He reportedly suggested someone had stolen it.
A woman at the home later identified Jacobs as the driver.
She said Jacobs had called her after the crash.
Jacobs then changed his account, according to court records.
He admitted driving with his brother, identified in the complaint as C.J.
Jacobs said they were drifting and driving aggressively on dirt roads.
The vehicle then entered the ditch and rolled.
Passenger Suffered Spinal Fracture
C.J. was taken to Perham Health after the crash.
Investigators later learned he had suffered a C7 spinal fracture.
A preliminary breath test showed a 0.16 alcohol concentration, according to the complaint.
Jacobs was arrested and taken to Perham Health for a blood draw.
A judge approved a search warrant for the blood sample.
The sample was collected at 11:31 p.m.
Jacobs was then booked into the Otter Tail County Detention Facility.
Possible Penalties
The felony charge carries up to three years in prison.
It also carries a possible $10,000 fine.
The reckless driving charge carries up to 90 days in jail.
It also carries a possible $1,000 fine.
Readers can review Minnesota’s criminal vehicular operation law.
The state’s reckless driving law is also available online.
Public court information is available through the Minnesota Court Records Online system.
The allegations have not been proven in court.
Jacobs is presumed innocent unless convicted.
I’m Chris Harper reporting for TRF News.
