Trial of Secret Service agent arrested in Decorah for drunk driving has been delayed until next year

The trial of a Secret Service agent arrested in Decorah for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated has been postponed until 2012.

40-year-old Daniel Valencia of Washington, D.C., allegedly ran a red light while in Decorah for August's visit of President Barack Obama.  He was off-duty at the time of the arrest. The police officer who pulled over Valencia said his eyes were bloodshot and watery and he smelled strongly of alcohol. Valencia told a police officer he had had two drinks that night.

After a field sobriety test, an officer decided Valencia was too intoxicated to drive. Valencia refused to take a preliminary breath test, and refused to give a breath sample at the jail. He was then charged with operating while intoxicated. 

Valencia's trial on that charge has now been postponed until next year.