WINONA, Minn. – Police said a driver claimed he was just driving home from work and hadn’t been drinking. But, said the arresting officer, a strong odor of alcohol was wafting from the nan’s car window. Also: His eyes were bloodshot and watery. Roadside sobriety exercises suggested impairment. Att the jailhouse Johan Strydom’s blood tested as 0.16% alcohol. State law specifies impairment starts at 0.8%. Johan Strydom, age 28, was charged with drunken driving. This was about 1:20 a.m. near Riverview Drive and Prairie Island Road. Strydom had been stopped for taillights and speeding.
Strydom. Charge elevated as a second offense.