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 […]
Minnesota Police Issue Nearly 700 DWIs in First Half of December
As of December 15, 2010, there had already been a staggering 675 DWI arrests in the state of Minnesota, according to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS). That’s an average of 45 DWI arrests per day! Only 170 of the 400 law enforcement agencies involved in the campaign reported their DWI arrests through the […]
Minnesota DWIs are Enhanceable
A Minnesota DWI is an “enhanceable” offense, meaning certain factors can increase the charges of a Minnesota drunk driving offense. Depending on which aggravating factors the driver is accused of, the level of severity of the offense will vary. If the driver is accused of any of the following circumstances, the charges will increase: The […]
