WINONA, Minn. –Things didn’t look right with Erin Margaret Beirne when an officer stopped her for a bad brake light. She was fidgety and couldn’t stand still, the officer said. Also, he said, her eyes were bloodshot and watery, her speech slurred, and she couldn’t string together a coherent thought. He suspected drugs. Then she stumbled through roadside sobriety tests and failed. Worse: The officer said he found 0.1 grams of cocaine and 0.6 grams of meth in a sunglasses case. The traffic stop was near Franklin and Sanborn streets about 1:44 a.m.
Bierne. Booked for drunken driving and possession of controlled substances. Her age: 54.