{"id":51974,"date":"2026-09-17T17:45:52","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T22:45:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=51974"},"modified":"2026-09-14T09:06:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T14:06:55","slug":"fergus-falls-donat-woyak-faces-3rd-degree-dwi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/fergus-falls-donat-woyak-faces-3rd-degree-dwi\/","title":{"rendered":"Fergus Falls: Donat Woyak Faces 3rd-Degree DWI"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Fergus Falls: Donat Woyak Faces 3rd-Degree DWI<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Fergus Falls (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>)<\/strong> \u2014 Donat Andrew Woyak, 62, was booked into custody on September 12, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The supplied custody record lists booking number 002600000825.<\/p>\n<p>Woyak is listed with three active DWI-related entries.<\/p>\n<p>All three are classified as gross misdemeanors in the jail record.<\/p>\n<p>Two entries allege operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol.<\/p>\n<p>The remaining entry alleges third-degree DWI with one aggravating factor.<\/p>\n<h2>Third-Degree DWI Charge<\/h2>\n<p>The third-degree count cites <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/169A.26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Statute 169A.26<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That law applies when one aggravating factor accompanies a qualifying DWI violation.<\/p>\n<p>Third-degree driving while impaired is a gross misdemeanor in Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p>The booking record does not identify the aggravating factor alleged in Woyak&#8217;s case.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin: 25px auto;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: inline-block;\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Woyak-Donat-Andrew.jpg\" alt=\"Donat Andrew Woyak booking photo\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Donat Andrew Woyak<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>State law defines aggravating factors separately from the basic DWI offense.<\/p>\n<p>They can include qualifying prior impaired-driving incidents.<\/p>\n<p>Other circumstances listed by state law can also affect the degree of a DWI.<\/p>\n<p>The supplied record does not provide Woyak&#8217;s prior driving history.<\/p>\n<h2>Alcohol DWI Allegations<\/h2>\n<p>The two other entries cite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/169A.20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Statute 169A.20<\/a>, subdivision 1(1).<\/p>\n<p>That provision prohibits driving while under the influence of alcohol.<\/p>\n<p>It also covers operating or being in physical control of a motor vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>Both entries use the same statutory provision in the supplied record.<\/p>\n<p>The booking information does not explain why the offense appears twice.<\/p>\n<p>It also does not provide an alleged alcohol concentration.<\/p>\n<p>No breath, blood, or urine test result is included in the supplied information.<\/p>\n<h2>Case Listed as Active<\/h2>\n<p>All three entries are listed as active.<\/p>\n<p>The record does not describe the traffic stop or events leading to the booking.<\/p>\n<p>It does not state where the alleged driving occurred.<\/p>\n<p>No crash or injury information was provided.<\/p>\n<p>No police officer names are included in this report.<\/p>\n<p>Woyak was booked through the Otter Tail County correctional system.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/ottertailcounty.gov\/public-safety-law\/detention\/county-jail\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Otter Tail County Jail<\/a> is located in Fergus Falls.<\/p>\n<p>An arrest and active charges do not establish guilt.<\/p>\n<p>The allegations against Donat Andrew Woyak remain pending during the court process.<\/p>\n<p>Woyak is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can search public cases through the <a href=\"https:\/\/publicaccess.courts.state.mn.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Judicial Branch<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m Adrian Cole reporting for <a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Copyright 2026 TRF News. All rights reserved.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donat Andrew Woyak, 62, was booked Sept. 12 in Fergus Falls on three active DWI counts, including third-degree DWI with one aggravating factor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":51975,"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":"","_mastodon_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"","timeOption":"","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":""},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[16518],"tags":[18869,21608,25111,25112,19569,11296,1314,10253,10440,1326],"class_list":["post-51974","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-aggravating-factor","tag-alcohol-dwi","tag-donat-andrew-woyak","tag-donat-woyak","tag-fergus-falls-arrest","tag-fergus-falls-minnesota","tag-minnesota-dwi","tag-minnesota-statute-169a-26","tag-otter-tail-county-jail","tag-third-degree-dwi","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51974","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=51974"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51974\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51977,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51974\/revisions\/51977"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51975"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51974"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51974"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51974"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}