A woman crashed a van that had been taken without permission and left the scene on foot, according to charges. Police responded around 5:48 p.m. Sept. 6 to the 5900 block of Birchmont Drive Northeast in Bemidji.

Shawna Lynn Jones Wenell, 24, of Bemidji, is charged with felony motor vehicle theft, gross misdemeanor DWI and misdemeanor failure to notify the owner or police after damaging property in a crash.

Witnesses said the driver was bleeding from her head when she left the van. Officers found Jones Wenell near a tree line with abrasions and cuts, according to the complaint. She acknowledged being the van’s only occupant.