MINNEISKA, Minn. – A Houston man unfamiliar with an old gravel logging road steered too close to the edge and rode his four-wheeler out of control 40 to 50 feet down the steep embankment smack into the treeline. Gerhardt Carson Eide, 49, suffered only minor injuries, paramedics said. Eide was alone on his vehicle. Companions on two other vehicles called 911. This was about 3:50 p.m. on the steep Taylor Hill Road drop into Minneiska. Deputies suspected alcohol was a factor. They arrested Eide and took a blood draw at the Winona jail 17 miles away. The sample was sent to state crime lab for evaluation.
