{"id":39033,"date":"2026-07-25T15:17:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T20:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=39033"},"modified":"2026-07-20T19:31:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T00:31:41","slug":"beltrami-county-man-charged-with-dwi-after-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/beltrami-county-man-charged-with-dwi-after-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"Beltrami County Man Charged With DWI After Crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Beltrami County Man Charged With DWI After Crash<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Beltrami County<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 A Red Lake, Minnesota man is facing a gross misdemeanor DWI charge following an investigation into an impaired driving incident in Beltrami County.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan Lee Lussier, 30, of 14575 Beaver Road, Red Lake, is charged with operating a motor vehicle with an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or higher within two hours of driving.<\/p>\n<p>The charge was filed in Beltrami County District Court. Court records show the offense is alleged to have happened on June 28, 2026.<\/p>\n<h2>Vehicle Found Along Highway 1<\/h2>\n<p>According to the criminal complaint, authorities were called after a report of two unresponsive people inside a vehicle parked along the shoulder of Highway 1 near mile marker 137.<\/p>\n<p>The vehicle was described as a black Chevrolet Impala that was partially in the roadway.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators said Lussier was found in the front passenger seat. The complaint states he showed signs of possible impairment.<\/p>\n<p>The signs included confusion, slurred speech, bloodshot eyes, and slow movements.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint states a strong odor of alcohol was detected coming from the vehicle.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin: 30px 0;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 300px;\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Jordan-Lee-Lussier.png\" alt=\"Jordan Lee Lussier mugshot\" \/><em>Jordan Lee Lussier mugshot<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Alcohol Tests Show Elevated Levels<\/h2>\n<p>According to court documents, Lussier initially said he did not know who had driven the vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint states he later admitted he had driven the vehicle to its location.<\/p>\n<p>Officials said Lussier reported drinking alcohol, including beer and vodka, before the incident.<\/p>\n<p>During field sobriety testing, the complaint states Lussier had trouble completing several tasks.<\/p>\n<p>The documents state he stumbled during the walk-and-turn test. He also had difficulty maintaining balance during the one-leg stand test.<\/p>\n<p>A preliminary breath test reportedly showed a result of 0.213.<\/p>\n<p>After arrest, court documents state Lussier agreed to additional breath testing.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint states two valid breath samples were collected. The reported alcohol concentration was 0.18.<\/p>\n<h2>Previous DWI History Listed<\/h2>\n<p>Court records also show prior alcohol-related convictions listed in Lussier\u2019s criminal history.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint references a 2025 gross misdemeanor DWI refusal conviction.<\/p>\n<p>It also references a 2023 gross misdemeanor DWI conviction.<\/p>\n<p>The current charge carries a possible maximum penalty of up to 364 days in jail, a $3,000 fine, or both.<\/p>\n<p>A criminal charge is only an accusation. The defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n<p>More information about Minnesota court cases is available through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mncourts.gov\">Minnesota Judicial Branch<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m Adrian Cole reporting for <a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\">TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 TRF News. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beltrami County man Jordan Lee Lussier faces a DWI charge after officials say he was found impaired in a vehicle on Highway 1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":39034,"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":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_bluesky_share_type":"","_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":[11498,6157,21463,2170,17302,12872],"class_list":["post-39033","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","tag-beltrami-county-dwi","tag-court-case","tag-highway-1-incident","tag-impaired-driving","tag-jordan-lee-lussier","tag-minnesota-dwi-charges","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39033","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=39033"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39033\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39035,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39033\/revisions\/39035"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39033"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39033"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39033"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}