Posted on 05/22/2007 6:20:30 PM PDT by SmithL
Saint Paul, Minn. (AP) -- The president of the Minnesota Senate was arrested on drunken driving charges early Tuesday just hours after he gaveled the 2007 session to a close.
James Metzen was stopped in his sport-utility vehicle around 2 a.m. after an officer observed him weaving in his lane, said South St. Paul Police Chief Michael Messerich said. The stop occurred less than a mile from his house.
He was given a field sobriety test and was arrested. His blood-alcohol concentration was 0.15 percent, almost twice the legal limit of 0.08 percent. He faces two misdemeanor charges, including fourth-degree driving while impaired.
"Sen. Metzen was given no special treatment, nor did he request any special treatment," Messerich said. "He was treated like anyone else."
Metzen, 61, a seven-term senator from South St. Paul, told officers that he had three or four drinks, Messerich said.
Metzen, a Democrat, . . .
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Since we all know SUV's drive themself, how can they get him for drunk driving?
If I was a member of a party led by General Pelosi and Dingy Harry Reid, I’d get drunk too.
but I wouldn’t drive....
He looks like a homo.
The liberal Democrat president of the Minnesota Senate was arrested on drunken driving charges early Tuesday ...
That’s what it should say.
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