ALTURA, Minn. – A deputy found a car stuck in a ditch after having hit a road sign. One look inside, the deputy suspected the driver was drunk. Beer cans were in the console and scattered on the floor. Yes, the driver, Alfonso Sanchez Tzompaxtle, 53, of Rollingstone, admitted he had been drinking, the deputy said. This was about 11:40 p.m. on County Road 31 north of Altura. The deputy said that Tzompaxtle swayed during a field sobriety check, showed other signs of inebriation, and tested at 0.20% for blood-alcohol content. Anything topping 0.08% is too much to drive. He was taken 24 miles to the Winona hospital for further tests and charged with drunken driving.
