WINONA, Minn. — A LaCrosse driver exhibiting signs of intoxication was arrested and charged tentatively with drunken driving. This was about 12:05 a.m. on the East Side at Wabasha and Kansas streets. The arresting deputy said Christoher Lawrence Matthews, age 27, had balance issues; blood-shot and watery eyes; and slurred speech. Matthews wouldn’t consent to a breath test for a blood-alcohol reading so a blood sample was taken for lab testing. The traffic stop originated because of expired car plates, the deputy said.
