On the heels of a big increase in DUI arrests over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, the Minnesota State Patrol announced that they will be conducting extra DUI enforcement through December 30. According to the numbers from Thanksgiving, this was the highest weekend DUI arrest total since 2014. Here’s a closer look at the breakdown of […]
Minnesota Police Planning Extra St. Patrick’s Day DUI Enforcement
In the movie The Perfect Storm, two storms fronts and a hurricane combine to create the aforementioned “perfect storm” that threatens Greg Clooney, Mark Wahlberg and the rest of the crew on the Andrea Gail. A similar perfect storm is brewing in Minnesota this Friday, but police are taking steps to get out in front […]
Is There A Way To Prevent Wrong Way Drunk Driving?
Drunk driving endangers everyone on the road, not just the person behind the wheel, but that sentiment rings even truer when an inebriated driver ends up driving in the wrong direction. When this happens, fatal crashes are even more likely to occur because the force of the collision is much greater. So aside from stepping […]
DUI Crackdown in Minnesota Over The Next Two Weeks
Police throughout the state of Minnesota will be conducting a DUI crackdown over the next two weeks during the final stages of the “100 deadliest days on the roads” campaign. The 100 deadliest days campaign occurs each year between Memorial Day and Labor Day, which is usually the deadliest stretch on Minnesota roads. This period […]
Minnesota Breathalyzer Law Headed To Supreme Court This Month
Minnesota’s Implied Consent law will take center stage next month when a local case makes its way to the United States Supreme Court. The United States Supreme Court will hear the case of William Bernard, a local man who was suspected of driving drunk back in 2012. Bernard refused all tests to determine his blood alcohol […]
