A Minnesota man recently drove himself to jail to report that he was driving under the influence of alcohol. According to the police report, Robert Douglas Bauer, 41, of Cottage Grove, drove nearly two hours to the Brown County Jail to turn himself in for DWI. It’s not exactly clear why Bauer felt compelled to […]
Minnesota Police Add Extra DWI Patrols Ahead Of Thanksgiving Holiday
Police departments throughout the state are expected to add extra DWI patrols from the Wednesday before Thanksgiving through the holiday weekend in order to help keep Minnesotans safe and get unsafe drivers off the road. The upcoming five-day stretch is one of the more dangerous times of the year on the road for a number […]
6 Questions Your DWI Lawyer Will Ask After Your Drunk Driving Arrest
If you’re pulled over and police suspect you of driving under the influence, they are probably going to ask you a number of questions to get you to incriminate yourself. Now is not the time to answer these questions. Instead, remain quiet and make it harder for them to build a case against you. Eventually, […]
Drunk Driving Arrests Up Compared To 2021 In Minnesota
According to statistics released from the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, the number of drivers who have been arrested for driving while intoxicated has increased nearly 11 percent in 2022 compared to the same timeframe in 2021. The most recent data from the Minnesota Department of Public Safety shows that 18,251 suspects have been arrested […]
Holiday DWI Arrests Return To Pre-Pandemic Levels
The pandemic isn’t over yet, but you wouldn’t know that by looking at the DWI numbers across Minnesota during this year’s holiday enforcement campaign. Minnesota police announced that they arrested 2,037 drivers over the holiday DWI campaign, which ran from November 24th through December 31. That number represents a stark increase from last year when […]
