{"id":20074,"date":"2026-02-25T05:03:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T11:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=20074"},"modified":"2026-02-21T18:50:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T00:50:27","slug":"willmar-vicente-garcia-charged-with-dwi-after-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/willmar-vicente-garcia-charged-with-dwi-after-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"Willmar: Vicente Garcia Charged With DWI After Crash"},"content":{"rendered":"

Willmar, Kandiyohi County<\/strong> (trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 Vicente Garcia<\/strong>, 34, of Willmar, has been charged.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors filed two third-degree DWI counts in Kandiyohi County District Court.<\/p>\n

The case stems from a traffic crash reported at about 6:50 p.m. on Saturday, January 31, 2026.<\/p>\n

What the police say happened<\/h2>\n

Officers were sent to 4th Street and Augusta Avenue SE after a crash report.<\/p>\n

Dispatchers said the drivers were arguing, and one may have been intoxicated.<\/p>\n

Police found a white Ford F-150 with a flat tire and a broken taillight, the complaint says.<\/p>\n

A man later identified as Garcia was walking away from the truck, according to the complaint.<\/p>\n

Garcia told police they did not need law enforcement, the complaint says.<\/p>\n

He said the drivers would settle the damage with money.<\/p>\n

Police reported an odor of alcohol on Garcia\u2019s breath.<\/p>\n

They also reported bloodshot, watery eyes.<\/p>\n

Garcia told officers he was driving west on Augusta Avenue SE.<\/p>\n

He said a northbound vehicle hit his truck, the complaint says.<\/p>\n

Tests and alleged BAC<\/h2>\n

Police gave Garcia field sobriety tests at the scene, according to the complaint.<\/p>\n

Officers reported signs of impairment during those tests.<\/p>\n

The complaint says icy roads made some balance tests unsafe.<\/p>\n

Garcia was arrested and taken to the law enforcement center, the complaint says.<\/p>\n

A breath test later showed a reported alcohol concentration of 0.11, according to the complaint.<\/p>\n

Charges filed in court<\/h2>\n

Prosecutors charged Garcia with two counts of third-degree DWI, both gross misdemeanors.<\/p>\n

One count alleges driving with an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or higher.<\/p>\n

The other count alleges driving under the influence of alcohol.<\/p>\n

The complaint cites an aggravating factor and a prior impaired driving incident.<\/p>\n

The filing notes a prior third-degree test refusal conviction dated February 6, 2023.<\/p>\n

The current case was filed on February 18, 2026.<\/p>\n

The case was filed by summons, not a warrant, court papers say.<\/p>\n

Minnesota law defines third-degree DWI under Minn. Stat. \u00a7 169A.26<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The underlying DWI offense is listed in Minn. Stat. \u00a7 169A.20<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Readers can search public case information through Minnesota Court Records Online (MCRO)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

General court information is posted by the Kandiyohi County District Court<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I’m Chris Harper reporting for TRF News<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Willmar, Kandiyohi County (trfnews.i234.me) \u2014 Vicente Garcia, 34, of Willmar, has been charged. Prosecutors filed two third-degree DWI counts in Kandiyohi County District Court. The case stems from a traffic crash reported at about 6:50 p.m. on Saturday, January 31, 2026. What the police say happened Officers were sent to 4th Street and Augusta Avenue… Continue reading Willmar: Vicente Garcia Charged With DWI After Crash<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20079,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_wpscp_schedule_draft_date":"","_wpscp_schedule_republish_date":"","_wpscppro_advance_schedule":false,"_wpscppro_advance_schedule_date":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":null,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"default","_twitter_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type":"default","_pinterest_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"default","_medium_share_type":"default","_threads_share_type":"default","_google_business_share_type":"default","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[12],"tags":[346,13862,8839,770,998,772,10077,2913,883,4279,9759,5407,3245,1286,8842,10253,1326,14226,13861,1450,93],"class_list":["post-20074","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","tag-after","tag-bac-0-11","tag-breath-test","tag-charged","tag-crash","tag-crime","tag-driving-while-impaired","tag-dui","tag-dwi","tag-ford-f-150","tag-garcia","tag-kandiyohi-county","tag-mcro","tag-minnesota-court","tag-minnesota-statute-169a-20","tag-minnesota-statute-169a-26","tag-third-degree-dwi","tag-vicente","tag-vicente-garcia","tag-willmar","tag-with","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20074","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20074"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20074\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20082,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20074\/revisions\/20082"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20079"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20074"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20074"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20074"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}