Aug 15, 2024 · Walz was a 31-year-old teacher when he was stopped the night of Sept. 23, 1995, near Chadron, Nebraska. He pleaded guilty in March 1996 to a reduced charge of reckless driving. Here’s a look back at what happened, and the aftermath as Walz embarked on a political career a decade later, and last week joined the Democratic presidential ticket:

Sep 30, 2024 · On September 23, 1995, Walz, a 31-year-old, newlywed, high school teacher and football coach, was pulled over doing 96 miles per hour in a 55mph zone. The officer who stopped Walz smelled a...

Aug 15, 2024 · When Democratic vice-presidential nominee Tim Walz first ran for Congress in 2006, his campaign repeatedly made false statements about the details of his 1995 arrest for drunk and reckless...

Aug 16, 2024 · Walz has said he quit drinking alcohol after his arrest. He now prefers Diet Mountain Dew. The incident surfaces. A Republican blogger surfaced some court documents in 2006 when Walz made...

Oct 11, 2022 · Walz had a blood alcohol concentration of .128 at the time of the incident, according to a court transcript. Gov. Tim Walz participates in a public safety roundtable in March. (Office of Gov. Tim Walz/Flickr)

Aug 7, 2024 · According to court documents that popped up on a conservative website two years ago, he failed both a field sobriety test and a breath test after the state trooper who pulled him over said he...

Aug 16, 2024 · Tim Walz’s career as a teacher was almost derailed in 1995, when he was arrested for driving drunk in Nebraska. Then a 31-year-old teacher and a football coach, Walz had been drinking and...

Kamala Harris' new running mate Minnesota Governor Tim Walz was heavily under the influence of alcohol when he was pulled over by police in 1995, a court transcript obtained by Newsweek shows.

Aug 15, 2024 · Now that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, his drunken driving arrest from 1995 in Nebraska — long before he entered politics — is getting renewed scrutiny

Aug 15, 2024 · Walz has said he quit drinking alcohol after his arrest. He now prefers Diet Mountain Dew. The incident surfaces. A Republican blogger surfaced some court documents in 2006 when Walz made his first run for Congress, in which he ultimately upset incumbent Republican Rep. Gil Gutknecht.