WINONA, Minn. – A Wabasha County couple was arrested, he for driving drunk, she for a cocktail next to the passenger seat. Police stopped the car at Gilmore Avenue and Cummings Street near the high school. John Lucas Donaldson, 40, of Pepin, admitted to two or hree beers at dinner at a restaurant. His blood alcohol tested at 0.14%, po;ice said. That’s nearly double what’s considered safe to drive. The officer then noticed a mixed drink in a pocket in a passenger door. Katje Marie Schultz, 24, of Wabasha, was charged with having an open container of alcohol in a vehicle. The stop was about 8 p.m. for wide turns and lane violations, police said.
Donaldson. Unfortunate end to dinner downtown.