A Twin Lakes man is accused of speeding up to 60 mph in a 30 mph zone in Albert Lea and trying to flee a Freeborn County sheriff’s deputy early Friday, according to the complaint.
The offenses are alleged to have occurred on or about Nov. 6, 2026. The complaint lists three counts: felony fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle, which carries up to three years or a $5,000 fine or both; and two gross misdemeanor DWI counts, driving under the influence of alcohol and driving with an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more within two hours, each of which carries up to 364 days or a $3,000 fine or both.
Collin Michael Williams, 26, is charged with those three counts in Freeborn County District Court. The complaint was filed Nov. 6.
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According to the complaint, a deputy saw a silver Pontiac Vibe accelerate to a very high speed at the intersection of Main Street and Broadway Avenue at 12:10 a.m. Radar showed the vehicle going between 52 and 60 mph in a 30 mph zone. The deputy turned around and turned on his emergency lights. The vehicle made two right turns and then sped up before reaching a dead end and stopping.
The driver got out but went back in when the deputy ordered him to. As the deputy approached, the driver said he did not have a license. When the deputy asked why he ran, the driver said he had no excuse. The deputy checked the driver’s Ohio identification card and learned his driving status was suspended in Ohio.
The complaint says the deputy smelled alcohol on the driver’s breath. The driver refused field sobriety tests and agreed to a preliminary breath test but could not provide a proper sample in eight attempts. The deputy arrested him and took him to the Freeborn County Adult Detention Facility.
Deputies who searched the vehicle before it was towed found a vodka bottle under the front passenger seat with roughly a fifth of its liquid left. At the jail the driver said he understood the breath test advisory and talked with an attorney before agreeing to a breath test. The test returned .20 at 1:09 a.m., according to the complaint.
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