WINONA, Minn. – A Winona man was arrested after a report that he had bumped another car and driven on not stopping. Why didn’t he stop? Taylor Allen Suchla, 32, told officers he was in a hurry to get home and gather up personal gear he needed to go the hospital for treatment. This arrest was about 11 a.m. on Braeburn Road out on Highway 43. The initial incident was at Highway 61 and Parks Avenue near the hospital. A woman reported that her car had been bumped in traffic. The other driver didn’t stop. She followed the car south out of town on Highway 43 and called police. She lost the other car near Braeburn Road. Police quickly found the vehicle returnng back on Highway 43 and confronted Suchla. Officers described him as fidgety and said he admitted to marijuana in the preceding half-hour. He failed field sobriety tests, police said. There was damage to both cars from the bump incident.
Suchla. Charges included failing to stop for a traffic incident. Also: No car insurance, no driver license. Blood was drawn to check drug levels.