Minneapolis man convicted of 11 DWIs is charged again

Last update: March 31, 2009 - 11:14 PM

A Minneapolis man has been charged with two counts of felony driving under the influence of alcohol, one gross misdemeanor count of driving after license cancellation and a misdemeanor violation of the open-bottle law.

For Daniel Lynn Mills, the new charges follow 11 prior DWI convictions.

The charges against Mills, brought by Stillwater police in Washington County District Court on March 24, stem from a March 20 incident in which police found Mills near a vehicle that had run off the road and was wedged against a house in Stillwater.

When police arrived Mills, 42, denied he had been driving. He said a friend had been driving and had fled. Police said they noticed Mills smelled of alcohol and had watery eyes and slurred speech.

Police said Mills refused to take a test to determine his level of intoxication. In 2006 he was convicted of first-degree drunken driving and was sentenced to 46 months, which has been served.

GREGORY PATTERSON

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