MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Ex-Senate staffer Michael Brodkorb is due in court on charges he drove drunk and without a seat belt before crashing in Mendota Heights last January.
The Lilydale city attorney charged Brodkorb with four criminal counts, including fourth-degree DUI, having an alcohol concentration of .08 but less than .20, careless driving, and driving without a seat belt in connection with the crash.
Brodkorb was driving a 2004 Subaru Forester northbound on Interstate 35E at Highway 13 at about 9:15 p.m. on Jan. 23 when he hit the bridge wall at the walkway and then came to rest against the concrete barrier.
The incident left him seriously injured. He was taken to Regions Hospital, where he spent several days recovering.
Brodkorb is set to appear in court on Wednesday.
Brodkorb was the chief spokesman for the Senate Republican caucus. In 2009, he was the deputy chair of Minnesota’s Republican Party. He made headlines last year when he was fired from the Senate after his affair with Amy Koch became public. He sued the state, claiming he was treated differently than female staffers who had affairs with male Senators.
