According to the Minnesota State Patrol, Labor Day is the second deadliest major holiday on Minnesota roads. And this is highlighted by the fact that over the last five years there have been 24 deaths at his time of year, thought of by many as the last big celebration...
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Crack down on Super Bowl Sunday drunk driving
The Minnesota Department of Public Safety is teaming up with former Minnesota Viking Chuck Foreman to crack down on drunk driving on Super Bowl Sunday. DWI arrests have gone up by 24% during Super Bowl weekend over the past 10 years compared to the weekend before and...
Extra drink driving enforcement on Minnesota streets over holiday period
Law enforcement officers across Minnesota will be on the lookout for drunk drivers over the holiday period, so motorists beware. The festive safety campaign runs on weekends through December 27 and according to the state Department of Public Safety, during the...
Woman cited after St. Paul fire station smash
A 36-year-old woman who crashed into a fire station in St. Paul on Friday night has been cited for driving while impaired. Although the station at West Seventh Street and Randolph Avenue was damaged, nobody was injured in the incident. Angela Montoya of St. Paul told...
Drivers facing DUI charge may get reprieve after blood sample mix-up
Drivers who claimed they were not drunk while driving may have been right after all, despite being prosecuted. Somerset County District Attorney Lisa Lazzari-Strasiser said her office in Pennsylvania has not been performing a mathematical calculation needed to convert...
Are DUI Road Blocks Legal in Minnesota?
With over 17,000 fatalities and approximately half a million individuals sustaining injuries from alcohol-related crashes each year, DWI/DUI is among the most commonly committed crimes on U.S. roads. In an effort to tackle the problem DWI or sobriety checkpoints are...
Minnesota Breathalyzer Testing
Minnesota police, highway, and patrol officers all use breathalyzer machines when they suspect someone of driving while drunk. They use them to determine blood alcohol content (BAC) by simply having the suspect blow into the machine. If they blow a BAC of .08 or more,...
Intoxicated Man Falls Asleep in Drive-Thru
A Farmington man with three drunken driving convictions in eight years already under his belt was arrested in April by Lakeville Police after he allegedly fell asleep while waiting for food in a restaurant drive-thru. The man, 26-year-old Michael Marshall Simmons, was...
Eagan Man Arrested for DWI for 6th Time
An Eagan man is accused of drunk driving for the sixth time in eleven years, according to the charges filed against him in Dakota County Court. James Michael Fossen, 29, has been charged with four counts of DWI and one count of driving after cancellation inimical to...
The Impact of the McNeely Decision on Minnesota DWI Law
On April 17, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark decision of Missouri v. McNeely. This decision has the opportunity to have a direct impact on Minnesota DWI law in years to come. While the extent of the impact is not yet known, we will be arguing that that...