Duluth fire chief charged with driving drunk
Authorities say Duluth's fire chief had a blood alcohol content more than 2 1/2 times the legal limit when he was arrested on suspicion of driving drunk last weekend.
Chief Dennis Edwards Jr. has been placed on administrative leave after being charged with third-degree driving while impaired. He was pulled over about 11:30 p.m. Saturday by a St. Louis County sheriff's deputy. The officer said he saw Edwards attempting to pass a vehicle in a no-passing zone on a hill.
A criminal complaint says Edwards performed poorly on a field sobriety test. WDIO-TV says Edwards is due in court April 11.
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