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 […]
Minnesota Will Require Ignition Interlock Device for DWI Offenders
Effective July 1, 2011, new legislation passed by Governor Tim Pawlenty will require all Minnesota DWI offenders whose alcohol-concentration levels test .16 and above to install ignition interlock devices in their vehicle. The ignition interlock is a car device which analyzes the breath alcohol content of the driver before allowing the car to start. The […]