Walz’s Decades-Old Drunken Driving Arrest Draws New Attention
On the night of Sept. 23, 1995, a 31-year-old Tim Walz was pulled over by a Nebraska state trooper for driving a silver Mazda at 96 miles per hour in a 55 m.p.h. zone. The officer smelled alcohol, and after Mr. Walz failed a field sobriety test and a preliminary breath test, he was arrested and initially charged with speeding and driving while intoxicated.