According to the criminal complaint in Hennepin County court, Simpson's Dodge Challenger was stalled on the right shoulder of a Minneapolis area highway. When a state trooper approached at 4:28 a.m., Simpson exited the vehicle and said he believed the car's rear axle was broken. The trooper detected a strong odor of alcohol and observed bloodshot and watery eyes.
Simpson denied drinking, but he failed three field sobriety tests and registered a blood-alcohol content of 0.095 with a preliminary breath test,Barry Larkin Jersey, police said. The legal limit in Minnesota is 0.08. |
