Matthew Patrick Dunston

On October 17, 2025, at about 9:03 P.M., Officer Mace was dispatched to a motor vehicle accident in the area of [ADDRESS REDACTED], within the City of Richfield, Hennepin County. Upon arrival, the officer saw a vehicle flipped over on its roof in the center median. The officer assisted the driver out of the vehicle, and identified him as the defendant. While speaking to the defendant, the officer osberved indicia of alcohol impairment, including an odor of alcohol on his breath, bloodshot and watery eyes, and slurred speech.

The defendant admitted consuming alcohol before driving. The defendant submitted to field sobriety tests, which he failed, and to a PBT, which returned a 0.15 reading. The defendant was placed under arrest and transported to the police department, where he was read the Minnesota Breath Test Advisory. The defendant consented to a Datamaster breath test, which showed that he had a 0.18 alcohol concentration as measured within two hours of the time he was driving.