{"id":35759,"date":"2026-07-03T11:21:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T16:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=35759"},"modified":"2026-06-30T06:02:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T11:02:21","slug":"crookston-booking-follows-street-racing-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/crookston-booking-follows-street-racing-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"Crookston Booking Follows Street Racing Charge"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Crookston Booking Follows Street Racing Charge<\/h2>\n<p><strong>CROOKSTON<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 Justin Robert Zarling was booked on June 27, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The Polk County booking entry lists a misdemeanor reckless driving allegation involving street racing.<\/p>\n<p>Zarling was 19 years old when the booking was recorded.<\/p>\n<p>The record cites Minnesota Statute 169.13, subdivision 1(b).<\/p>\n<h2>Booking Lists Racing Allegation<\/h2>\n<p>The cited law prohibits racing any vehicle on a Minnesota street or highway.<\/p>\n<p>It also covers drivers who willfully compare or contest vehicle speeds.<\/p>\n<p>The law treats that conduct as reckless driving.<\/p>\n<p>A racing allegation does not require speeds above the posted limit.<\/p>\n<p>The available booking entry does not identify another driver or vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>It also does not provide the reported location, speed, or road conditions.<\/p>\n<p>No crash, injury, or property damage was listed in the information provided.<\/p>\n<p>The entry did not include bond, release, or court hearing details.<\/p>\n<h2>What Minnesota Law Says<\/h2>\n<p>Minnesota law classifies a standard violation of this section as a misdemeanor.<\/p>\n<p>The charge can become a gross misdemeanor when great bodily harm or death results.<\/p>\n<p>The current statute also lists several exceptions.<\/p>\n<p>Those exceptions include authorized raceways and sanctioned public events.<\/p>\n<p>Emergency vehicles responding to calls are also excluded under certain conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can review <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/169.13\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Statute 169.13<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"text-align: center; margin: 30px auto;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"display: block; width: 156px; max-width: 500px; height: 208px; margin: 0px auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ZARLING-JUSTIN-ROBERT.jpg\" alt=\"Justin Robert Zarling Polk County booking photo\" \/><figcaption>Justin Robert Zarling booking photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Limited Information Available<\/h2>\n<p>A booking record provides only a brief summary of an alleged offense.<\/p>\n<p>It does not provide the full evidence or explain every charging decision.<\/p>\n<p>Court filings may later provide more information about the reported incident.<\/p>\n<p>Those records may also list release conditions and future hearing dates.<\/p>\n<h2>Booking Does Not Prove Guilt<\/h2>\n<p>A jail booking records a person\u2019s entry into custody.<\/p>\n<p>It does not establish that the person committed the alleged offense.<\/p>\n<p>Zarling is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors must support any formal charge with admissible evidence.<\/p>\n<p>A judge will decide legal issues presented during the case.<\/p>\n<h2>Polk County Jail Information<\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.communitycorrections-tccc.org\/nwrcc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Northwest Regional Corrections Center<\/a> is located in Crookston.<\/p>\n<p>The facility is licensed to house up to 200 inmates.<\/p>\n<p>It serves Polk, Norman, and Red Lake counties.<\/p>\n<p>Official jail information is available through Tri-County Community Corrections.<\/p>\n<p>No police officers&#8217; names are included in this report.<\/p>\n<p>Updates may follow when verified court records become available.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m Chris Harper, reporting for <a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Justin Robert Zarling was booked in Crookston on a misdemeanor allegation involving street racing under Minnesota reckless driving law.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":35760,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_wpscp_schedule_draft_date":"","_wpscp_schedule_republish_date":"","_wpscppro_advance_schedule":false,"_wpscppro_advance_schedule_date":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[16518],"tags":[17733,7789,848,892,18989,215,11819,654],"class_list":["post-35759","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-booked","tag-booking","tag-charge","tag-crookston","tag-follows","tag-racing","tag-recently","tag-street","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35759","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35759"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35759\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35761,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35759\/revisions\/35761"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35760"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35759"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35759"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35759"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}