Bemidji Man Arrested for Fatal Car Crash

Authorities are holding the driver in a rollover crash that killed a passenger in northern Minnesota last week.

Christopher Smith, 29, of Bemidji was taken to the hospital in Hibbing for minor injuries before being booked into the Itasca County Jail.

The State Patrol says the crash happened late Thursday on Highway 65 near Goodland.

Mark Wirtjes, 56, of Bovey was killed.

Another passenger also was hurt.

Authorities suspect Smith was drunk.