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Published - Friday, May 09, 2008

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Man faces fifth OWI offense

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A traffic stop for speeding turned into the fifth drunk driving violation for a Minnesota man on Tomah’s north side.

Officer Eric Pedersen pulled over Adam Evavold for speeding near Kwik Trip during the early morning hours on Wednesday. While the traffic stop was being conducted in the Kwik Trip parking lot, Officer Pedersen noticed an open intoxicant in the center console of the vehicle.

According to the police report, Evavold had slow movements and his hand slipped off the window-down button while opening the window. He was reported to have glossy and bloodshot eyes.

Evavold, 25, of Grand Forks, Minn., handed Officer Pedersen Minnesota identification. Pedersen said in the police report that Evavold gave off a strong scent of alcohol. When asked how much he had to drink that night, Evavold said, “Probably too much.”

Evavold failed a horizontal gaze nystagmus test, a walk and turn test, and a leg stand test. He had a .222 blood alcohol concentration. Evavold told police that he had been arrested for drunk driving twice before it was later revealed that Wednesday’s Operating Motor Vehicle While Intoxicated charge was at least his fifth offense. He was also charged for not having a valid driver’s license. He was booked in the Monroe County Jail and a passenger was ticketed for having an open intoxicant in a motor vehicle.
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Bob wrote on May 9, 2008 12:40 AM:

" If the man was waving around a loaded gun five times he would be in prison right now. Any vehichle in the hands of a person who is not in control is reckless and cannot be tolerated. vehichles can be a deadly tool as well thats why we have to be trained how to drive and have a license. I say house arrest and alcohol assesment for 5 yrs. ( a yr for every offense.) "

OWI offenders wrote on May 6, 2008 7:53 AM:

" They still drink. They still drive without a valid license. So much for the "tough" laws to make them accountable for their actions. It would be a bigger story if he had ran into someone and killed them. Will he break the law again? Probably. "

Thankful wrote on May 6, 2008 2:53 AM:

" Thank heavens for this traffic stop a .222 blood alchol level. Thanks to the TPD for getting a drunk driver off the roads before he could kill an innocent person. "


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