Driver accused of plowing into Minneapolis protesters has five prior DWIs

A Minnesota man suspected of driving into a crowd of protesters, killing one and injuring three others, has five prior drunken-driving convictions and didn’t have a license, records show.

Nicholas D. Krause, 35, of St. Paul, was identified Tuesday by Minneapolis police as the suspect who plowed his Jeep into a group of people late Sunday. The group was protesting the shooting death of a fugitive, 32-year-old rapper Winston Boogie Smith, who allegedly fired a gun at authorities as they attempted to arrest him earlier this month.