A judge for the Minnesota Appeals Court has been charged with driving drunk in Steele County last weekend.
Renee Lee Worke faces two counts of driving while intoxicated.
According to court documents, a deputy responded to a vehicle stuck in a snowbank around 9:13 p.m. on Highway 14 near the I-35 overpass in Owatonna on Saturday. The deputy noted that the driver, identified as Worke, has glossy eyes and slurred speech.
Worke told the deputy she was coming from Waseca, where she had been visiting friends. She said she had one glass of wine around two hours prior and was “totally fine.”
Court documents state that the deputy smelled alcohol on Worke’s breath and noticed she also had slow motor function. When Worke was asked to step out of her vehicle, her balance was unsteady and she needed help getting to the squad.
She also showed signs of impairment in field sobriety tests.
Worke’s BAC came back as 0.16, twice the legal limit — which prosecutors noted is an aggravating factor.
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