ST. CHARLES, Minn. – A Rochester driver crashed into a ditch at the Subway sandwich shop about 12:30 a.m. When police arrived, Krista Rose Riess, 28, was still in the car and appeared unhurt. She herself had called the Winona police dispatcher just after the crash. Where she had been wasn’t clear. She offered a confused explanation about a sober driver offering to take her home but going only part way. Riess said shethen drove on but only for a few minutes. Deputies said she had been southbound into St. Charles on State Highway 74, which dead-ends at the Subway on the U.S. Highway 14 thoroughfare through town, Subway was closed at the time. The parking area was empty. It was clear that Riess had been drinking, deputies said. Her blood-alcohol tested at 0.19% at the Winona jail. Anything more than 0.08% constitutes impairment under state statute.
Riess. Cops: Bloodshot and watery eyes, smelling of alcohol
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