HOUSTON, Minn. — A LaCrosse celebrant at the Hoedown Days community festival may be facing a drunken driving charge. Riley William Carrol, age 24, was stopped on the East End for erratic driving. The arresting officer said Carroll showed symptoms of impairment — boozy body odor, blood-shot eyes and mumbled speech, plus wobbly balance ad dexterity. The arrest was by a Winona County deputy who was on loan to Houston County as backup for Hoedown Days. The deputy, a trained phlebotomist, took a blood sample. Charges will depend pn tests by the state crime lab. The stop was in area Maple and Stoddard streets about 8:40 p.m.
