Text Messaging and DWI in Cass County

A 25-year-old man picked the wrong time to text message. The Cass County Sheriff tried to pull him over for driving the wrong way on Highway 371 near Walker Sunday morning, when he sped away. Eventually, they got their man, who claimed he was text messaging, and that's why he drifted into the wrong lane. The arrest came two days after a new Minnesota law went into effect making it illegal to text, email or access the Internet while behind the wheel. However, he was arrested for drinking and driving.