WINONA, Minn. – A Winona man trying out and showing off his just-purchased bright red Mustang rolled it at high speed on a narrow industrial street on the West Side. A witness estimated that Kyle Ray Ostrander, age 33, was going at least 50 mph at a jag on Third street. The car slammed into a wall at the Technicraft building. Ostrander survived. “A miracle,” said a police officer. A passenger was severely hurt, his head bleeding profusely — plus several lacerations on open and deep his face. The man described his pain 8 on a 10-point scale. Police said he refused to go to tye hospital despite their better judgment. This was about 6:30 p.m. on West Third at Mechanic Street. Police said that Ostrander’s Mustang, a 1993 model, was almost unrecognizable. A hardtop or a convertible? “You couldn’t tell by looking,” a police officer said. Ostrander was charged with:
> Driving drunk.
> Driving recklessly and criminally.
> Speeding.
> Failing to stop.
Ostrander. Witnessed said he “floored the pedal like a fool.” Ostrander admitted to drinking and smelled like it, police said.