WINONA, Minn. – A Winona man driving into Winona from Interstate 90 was clocked at 78 mph by a deputy and stopped – and then arrested for driving drunk. Arrested was Kirk Lee Talmontas, 45. His blood-alcohol level tested at 0.11%, roughly double what’s allowed. The stop was about 10 p.m. on State Highway 43 at Braeburn Road. The deputy said that Talmontas had buzzed past him in a 60 mph zone. The deputy said that Talmontas explained that he was driving home from the Minneapolis airport. He admitted to one drink during the evening, the deputy said, but the deputy added in his report that Talmoneas smelled of alcohol, had bloodshot and watery eyes, and failed roadside sobriety tests.
