A few weeks ago we reported on the staggering number of DWIs issued in the first half of December. Well the rest of the numbers are in, and it appears that nearly 2,500 DWIs were issued in MN during the month of December. The increased DWI enforcement was part of a month long, state-wide initiative […]
Minnesota Police Issue Nearly 700 DWIs in First Half of December
As of December 15, 2010, there had already been a staggering 675 DWI arrests in the state of Minnesota, according to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS). That’s an average of 45 DWI arrests per day! Only 170 of the 400 law enforcement agencies involved in the campaign reported their DWI arrests through the […]
December is National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has designated December as National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month (aka 3D month). The holidays are celebratory times. Unfortunately celebration in excess often leads to drunk-driving related accidents. According to the CDC, 36 people die and 700 are injured each day in the United States as […]
Driving Styles of the Rich and the Famous
We all know table-flippin’ Teresa Giudice from Bravo’s hit TV series, “The Real Housewives of New Jersey,” but we haven’t heard much from her husband, Joe Giudice—that is until this season revealed his January auto accident, resulting in a DUI conviction. Joe crashed his family’s SUV into telephone pole not far from his Jersey estate. […]
3000 Minnesota DWI Cases in Question on Account of Police Breath Test
This October Judge Jerome Abrams of Scott County will begin hearing arguments on the validity of the breath tests administered by police to measure blood alcohol content of suspected DWI offenders. Over 3,000 Minnesota DWI cases spanning the last 30 months have been placed in limbo until the validity of the instrument’s software source code is […]
