As we’ve talked about numerous times on the blog, drivers in Minnesota are subject to Implied Consent laws when they are on the road. Implied Consent essentially states that drivers who choose to operate a vehicle on Minnesota roads consent to a chemical test to determine their blood alcohol concentration if a police officer has […]
These Three Factors Will Make Your DWI More Severe
Not all DWI arrests are the same. Even if you are fortunate enough to avoid injuring someone or cause an accident while you are driving drunk, the state will still examine certain elements of your DWI arrest to see if upgraded charges are warranted. And while this will be determined on a case-by-case basis, there […]
Senate Passes Amended Drunk Driving Bill
The Minnesota Senate unanimously passed a measure that stands to strengthen the current drunk driving laws. We’ve been covering this proposal since legislators first began to toy with the idea of strengthening the state’s DWI laws in the wake of the Park Tavern tragedy that left two dead and injured nine others. The driver at […]
The Top 10 Most Common Vehicles For DWI Arrests
Drunk driving is a major issue in Minnesota and throughout the United States, as roughly one in every three traffic fatalities involves a drunk driver, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. In an order to learn more about who is driving drunk, a team of researchers at Insurify used its database of more […]
Minnesota Lawmakers Pushing For Harsher DWI Penalties
Two Democratic legislators from St. Louis Park have introduced legislation that would attempt to make Minnesota roads safe by increasing penalties for drivers convicted of multiple DWIs. The proposals come in the wake of the deadly DWI crash at Park Tavern in St. Louis Park last year. In that incident, 56-year-old Steven Frane Bailey drove […]
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