117 people were arrested for DWI offenses on New Year’s Eve alone, according to the Minnesota Office of Traffic Safety, a rise in recent years. The arrests occurred between 6 p.m. Sunday and 8 a.m. Monday as police officers were no doubt on the lookout for revelers...
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Can you get a DUI in a driverless car?
Self-driving cars might be some way off being the norm, but that doesn’t stop us speculating at just how good life might be thanks to fewer accidents, less congestion and road rage becoming a thing of the past as we sit back and let the drone take us home. And what’s...
Think: Don’t drink and drive this St Patrick’s Day
For many Americans March 17th means pints of Guinness or green beer as over 33 million of us celebrate St Patrick’s Day in one way or another. Whether you’re Irish or not seems to make no difference as St Patrick’s Day is now the fourth most popular drinking holiday,...
Judge Orders Halt of GPS Tracking Ignition Interlock Devices
A Hennepin County judge has issued a temporary stop to the installation of ignition interlock devices with GPS tracking capabilities on vehicles of offenders convicted of a DUI. Ignition interlocks require DUI offenders to take a breathalyzer test before their cars...
New Ignition Interlock System laws: Things you need to know
A change in the law regarding Ignition Interlock Devices (IID) and their use to include GPS information has caused great concern among motorists recently. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS) issued a rule this fall that requires DUI offenders to install...
Minnesota considers stricter DUI laws for first time offenders
If drink driving laws weren’t tough enough already, they are set to become even stricter. That’s because a new bill introduced would make first time DUI offenders have to install ignition locks on their vehicles. It’s a Breathalyzer that only allows the driver to...
Uncertainty surrounds Minnesota DWI laws in 2016
Due to 3 recent appellate court decisions the law surrounding drink driving in Minnesota is about as fuzzy as most of our heads were after the recent holiday period. This is because Minnesota is one of the few states where it is a crime to refuse blood alcohol tests...
Minnesota Court of Appeals: Warrant Needed for DWI Blood Test, Refusal to Test Without Warrant Not a Crime
After years of challenges from defense attorneys in Minnesota, the Minnesota Court of Appeals has finally acknowledged that a search warrant was needed for a DWI blood test request, and the driver’s refusal to submit to that test in the absence of a warrant cannot be...
Major Change to DWI Law in 2015 Results in Harsher Penalties for Many Offenders
It seems like the Minnesota Legislature changes parts of the DWI laws every year that increase penalties on drunk drivers while making the process more easy for officer and courts to convict them. One major change that took effect for offenses occurring on or after...
Minnesota police may soon need a warrant before taking DWI blood tests
A ruling in Minnesota’s Court of Appeals may have implications for how state police implement drunken driving laws in the future. The court overturned the conviction of Todd Trahan, who was sentenced to five years in prison after he was arrested for drunk driving in...