The Minnesota Department of Public Safety recently released updated statistics about the state’s 2024 holiday DWI crackdown, and we wanted to use today’s blog to examine some of the lowlights from the enforcement period. Who had the highest blood alcohol concentration? Which departments made the most DWI arrests? How do the numbers stack up to […]
What’s The Difference Between DUI And DWI In Minnesota?
If you’re like a lot of people, you likely use the terms DWI and DUI interchangeably, and that’s completely understandable. In fact, we do the same thing, and we’re a law firm that fully understands that these are two separate terms with different definitions in Minnesota. So while it’s fine to use the term synonymously, […]
Minnesota DWI Numbers See Encouraging Drop During Holiday Stretch
After years of troubling DWI statistics, it appears that Minnesotans are starting to get the message about the dangers of drinking and driving during the holiday season. As we mentioned on the blog previously, law enforcement across the state planned to conduct extra DWI patrols beginning on Thanksgiving and continuing through the New Year’s holiday. […]
Minnesota DWI Trends Paint A Troublesome Picture
Yesterday we shared a blog that discussed how the Minnesota Department of Traffic Safety’s Office of Traffic safety announced that extra DWI enforcement would continue on weekends throughout the end of the year. This was done in part to counter what Minnesota DPS-OTS Director Mike Hansen called an “unacceptable” trend in terms of DWI arrests […]
Minnesota DWI Enforcement Extended Through New Year’s
Although the Thanksgiving holiday is in the rearview mirror, don’t expect the extra police presence on Minnesota roads to diminish anytime soon. That’s because the Minnesota Department of Public Safety’s Office of Traffic Safety announced that the enhanced DUI enforcement will continue each weekend throughout the end of the year. The agency announced that more […]
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