WINONA, Minn. — A police officer on a motor patrol witnessed a car crash into a snowbank on the West Side. The driver was unhurt but smelled of alcohol, the officer said. Asked if he had too much to drink, Jason Theodore Syrmopoulos, age 47, of Winona nodded yes, the officer said. A breath test on the spot showed his blood at 0.23%, almost thrice what’s considered too drunk to drive. Based on the breath test and his bloodshot and watery eyes, Syrmopoulos was arrested. This was about 12:20 a.m. at Gilmore Avenue and Dacota Steet. At jail Syrmopoulos declined a chemical blood-alcohol test. This elevated the DWI charge.
Syrmopoulos, Jailed as driving drunk. Also test refusal.