WINONA, Minn. – A Rochester man was found sleep in his car with all kinds of fresh brush, brambles and branches hanging from the exterior. And the front bumper was mangled. In awakening the driver, police spotted a straw on the floorboard — a utensil used not only to sip drinks but also to take drugs. lan Rachael Peterson, 46, denied being high on any controlled substances but said a passenger might have been. The passenger was not around. This was off Highway 61 on Old Homer Road between a Kwik Trip and a McDonald’s. Police concluded there was sufficient evidence to book Peterson as under the influence at the wheel. They said he was jittery, had constricted pupils and an elevate pulsed, and failed several field sobriety tests. He was booked about 10:30 p.m.
