Farmington driver faces DWI charge

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A call from a concerned driver led Dakota County Sheriff’s deputies to a suspected drunk driver last October.

Deputies stopped Evan John Bolton, 25, of Farmington, on Highway 3 near 190th Street after watching him drift across the road, according to a complaint filed in the Dakota County Attorney’s Office.

According to the complaint, Bolton had bloodshot eyes and his speech was slurred when he spoke with the deputy. He told the deputy he’d had six drinks and was on his way home from a bar in Bloomington.

Bolton failed field sobriety tests and a later blood test showed a blood alcohol content of .21.

Bolton was convicted of DWI offenses in 2007 and 2010. If convicted this time on either of two second-degree DWI charges – both gross misdemeanors – he could face up to a year in jail and fines of up to $3,000.

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