The COVID-19 pandemic and fewer family get-togethers over the holidays led to the fewest DUI arrests during that stretch in the last six years. According to department numbers, police arrested 1,383 people for DUI during the holiday stretch between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day. That total was about 1,000 fewer than police issued during a […]
Police Adding DUI Enforcement Through The Holidays
Minnesota police are never easy on drunk drivers, but in an effort to crack down on drunk driving and unnecessary traffic deaths, they’ll be adding extra DUI enforcement through the end of 2020. We wrote about the recent drunk driving enforcement that sought to prevent drunk driving over the Thanksgiving holiday stretch, but officials clearly […]
Why This Labor Day Is A Perfect Storm For DUIs
The Labor Day weekend is almost upon us, and if you’re like a lot of Minnesotans, you may have one last long weekend up north or by the lake with family and friends. This is also a weekend when many people decide to kick back with their favorite cocktail, but if you get behind the […]
Police Expected To Have Added DUI Enforcement Over Halloween
Although there has yet to be an official announcement, police departments across the state have conducted extra DUI enforcement over Halloween and the holiday weekend in the past, and we expect them to do the same thing this year. Odds are there will be added DUI patrols beginning on Halloween and running through this weekend. […]
Enhanced DUI Charges in Minnesota
Like most crimes, a person can face a serious offense if certain factors were present during the commission of a crime. For example, in a robbery, if the burglar has a weapon or threatens physical harm, they’ll usually face an upgraded felony or gross misdemeanor charge. The same can be said for DWI. If certain […]
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