Sheriff's deputies arrest two for drunk driving, respond to two accidents

Winneshiek County Sheriff's Deputies have made two arrests for drunk driving. 

23-year-old Andrew Voight of Calmar was arrested for Operating While Intoxicated at 1:17 a.m. Saturday on Highway 150 between Calmar and Festina.  28-year-old Nathan Riese of Waukon was arrested for OWI on Pontoppidan Road near Old Stage Road at 3:00 a.m. Saturday.

Deputies also responded to two accidents. 

24-year-old Sabrina Larson of Cedar Falls lost control of her car on County Road A-18 near Canton on Saturday, entered the ditch, struck a road sign, spun around and came to rest against an embankment.  She was ticketed for having no insurance.  The accident caused $1,500 in damages.

32-year-old Sardise Merchant of Fort Atkinson and 22-year-old Dylon Jones of Hawkeye were both traveling on 295th Avenue near Fort Atkinson when the two vehicles sideswiped, causing $8,000 in damages.  Merchant's van entered a ditch and came to rest on its passenger side.  Jones' car continued north.  He was ticketed for leaving the scene of a personal injury accident and for driving an unsafe vehicle.  Minor injuries were reported.