Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz started off his week presumably thrilled that he had been selected as Kamala Harris's running mate. 

But his good week began to crumble as his bizarre policies and his past was quickly uncovered, including one instance that included a DUI arrest, according to the New York Post.

Not only was he a teacher at the time of the arrest, but the story he and his lawyers gave to judges, the media, and during a congressional campaign was silly and ridiculous.

Since the emergence of Walz's sketchy past with the law has hit the mainstream headlines, the vice presidential candidate has taken a load of backlash as a result.

What happened?

The DUI arrest took place in 1995, while Walz, now 60, was 31. He was working as a teacher in Alliance, Neb., and "was caught on police radar driving his silver Mazda 96 mph in a 55 zone just before midnight."

According to court documents from the arrest, the Nebraska state trooper who pulled Walz over for speeding detected "a strong odor of alcoholic beverage" coming from the interior of the vehicle, ultimately resulting in his arrest. He was taken to Dawes County Jail.

Walz reportedly flunked the standard field sobriety test before submitting to a field breath test, during which he blew well over the legal limit at 0.128%. A blood test was also taken, though results were not immediately available.

This is Tim Walz after being arrested for DUI in the 1990's. He had a blood alcohol of .128% (.08 BAC is legally drunk). He was doing 96mph in a 55. What were you saying about criminals and high office again, Democrats? pic.twitter.com/lt1gkVpElt

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The NY Post noted:

The following March, Walz pleaded the charges down to reckless driving, which required him to admit that he “drove a vehicle in a manner as to indicate an indifference or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property,” according to a court transcript.

Even after taking the plea deal, Walz’s lawyer Russell Harford, attempted to argue that his client only sped up because he thought the officer pursuing him was "somebody chasing him."

"So he sped up to try to get away, fearing that somebody was after him. Lo and behold, it was a state patrolman that was behind him, so the faster he went, the faster the state patrol officer went," his lawyer told the judge at the time.

More dumb excuses

It gets even more bizarre. After the arrest was brought up during his 2006 Minnesota congressional campaign, his campaign manager Kerry Greeley claimed that Walz wasn't intoxicated at the time, rather, he couldn't understand the trooper's commands due to "hearing loss" he suffered while serving as an artilleryman in the National Guard.

Greely essentially said that Walz was vindicated because the judge tossed the DUI charges and "chastised the officer" for not recognizing that Walz was "deaf."

What a joke.