Minnesota Senator David Osmek (R-Mound) and Representative Bob Dettmer were joined by family members of distracted driving victims to introduce a bill to that aims at reducing distracted driving across the state. The biggest change pitched under the new bill would affect how the crime is punished if it results in injury. Under the new […]
Mayor Arrested For DUI Intended To Drive School Bus
The mayor of a small Minnesota town was arrested for DUI as he prepared to drive a school bus on Thursday. Police were acting on a tip that Rice Mayor Erik Bonde was driving with a suspended driver’s license. Upon confronting Bonde, officers noticed that the mayor appeared to be intoxicated. During a search of […]
DUIs Increase Throughout Twin Cities During Crackdown
As we mentioned on the blog in November, law enforcement officials in Minnesota announced that they would be conducting a drunk driving crackdown beginning before Thanksgiving and running through the majority of December. Despite our warnings that police would be out in full force, more people were arrested for DUI during the crackdown than over […]
Minnesota Ranks Third For Fewest Drunk Driving Deaths
According to a recent survey of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration figures, Minnesota ranks as one of the safest states in the US when it comes to fatal drunk driving accidents. The data, which was compiled by Safewise.com, took a look at a number of different factors regarding drunk driving in the US. They wanted […]
Minnesota Sees Slight Drop in DUIs On New Year’s
The Minnesota State Patrol announced that there were 111 arrests for drunken driving over the New Year’s Eve holiday. Maybe our heads up about extra DUI patrols on New Year’s helped curb drunk driving arrests! The State Patrol announced that those arrests came between 6 p.m. on Monday and 6 a.m. on Tuesday. Assuming that’s […]
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