That your complainant is a peace officer employed by the Minnesota State Patrol, who was advised of the following by Trooper Collin Harstad, a law enforcement officer with that agency, known to your complainant to be truthful and reliable: That on November 28, 2025, at 10:30 P.M., Trooper Harstad responded to a report of a red Chevrolet Equinox bearing Minnesota registration of JKX805 crossing over the center line on Highway 52 North. Witnesses called in and informed dispatch that the vehicle had hit a wall and continued to drive North.
The witnesses continued to follow the vehicle and observed that it had taken the 19th St./Elton Hills exit. The vehicle then crashed the vehicle again before continuing to drive eastbound. The vehicle eventually came to a stop at railroad crossing. When officers arrived, the driver of the vehicle was unconscious in the driver’s seat. The vehicle had stopped in the area of 11th Ave. NW and 7th St. NW in the City of Rochester, County of Olmsted. Trooper Harstad positioned his squad car in front of the vehicle to prevent it from rolling forward.
Trooper Harstad approached the vehicle identified the driver as Valentin Reyes‐Reyes, 2/14/2003, hereinafter referred to as “Defendant.” Trooper Harstad observed that the driver had a glazed over appearance and slow motor movements. When they exited the vehicle, Defendant was (1) unsteady on their feet; (2) Defendant had a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage; and (3) Defendant’s eyes were watery and bloodshot. Trooper Harstad administered standardized field sobriety tests and observed clues suggesting intoxication.
Trooper Harstad administered a preliminary breath test to Defendant, which measured Defendant’s alcohol concentration at.187. Based on Defendant’s driving, performance during field sobriety testing, speech, balance, appearance, and admissions, Trooper Harstad believed Defendant to be under the influence of an alcoholic beverage. Once at the Olmsted County Adult Detention Center, Trooper Harstad read Defendant the Breath Test Advisory. Defendant elected not to speak with an attorney prior to making the decision whether to provide a chemical test.
Defendant agreed to provide a breath sample for alcohol concentration testing. Defendant submitted to a breath test using the DMT instrument, which measured Defendant’s alcohol concentration at. 18 on November 27, 2025, at 11:55 P.M. Defendant’s driving history shows that within the ten years preceding this incident, Defendant has one prior impaired driving‐related loss of license, entered on October 29, 2025. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: YOU MUST APPEAR FOR EVERY COURT HEARING REGARDING THIS CASE. FAILURE TO APPEAR FOR COURT IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE AND MAY RESULT IN ADDITIONAL CRIMINAL CHARGES BEING IMPOSED AND PUNISHED AS PROVIDED IN MINNESOTA STATUTES SECTION 609.
