Crime & Safety
Woman Driving Through Woodbury Faces DWI, Cocaine Charge
The driver nearly fell while exiting her car, police said.

WASHINGTON COUNTY, MN — A 51-year-old woman faces a drug and DWI charge after police pulled her over in the east metro.
On Feb. 10 at about 9:35 p.m. a Minnesota state trooper was dispatched on a report of an "erratic" driver. The trooper located the reported vehicle on Interstate 494 near Valley Creek Road.
Authorities said the car was seen crossing lanes and nearly hit another vehicle. The trooper pulled the car over near 10th Street.
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Police identified the driver as Kimberlee Wilson of Saint Paul.
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Her eyes were bloodshot and watery, police said.
Wilson admitted to consuming alcohol and admitted she "may have" used cocaine prior to driving, according to investigators. She was arrested and transported to the Washington County Jail.
While being taken to jail, Wilson said she "might" have cocaine in her purse, according to police. The purse was searched and a plastic bag with a white powdery substance — later identified as cocaine — was found, investigators said.
Wilson submitted a breath test, which read .06, the complaint states.
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