Tag: Drunk Driving Charges

With the unofficial start of summer underway, Minnesota state police are sure to be out in full force to crackdown on drunk driving. In fact, the police crackdown on drunk driving in Minnesota was ramped up just a few weeks ago with Minnesota’s fishing opener earlier this month.
Minnesota takes drunk driving very seriously. If you get caught behind the wheel while intoxicated, you face severe penalties and other serious repercussions. The best defense to a drunk driving charge is to never drink and drive, but if you do find yourself facing Minnesota DWI charges, you should promptly contact a skilled drunk driving lawyer.
Previously in this space, we have discussed a number of the direct and indirect consequences of a DWI conviction in Minnesota. State laws generally govern many consequences, including sentencing issues and the impact a DWI arrest can have on a driver’s privilege to drive. However, a Minnesota DWI and Canada do Not mix well.
Failure to yield allegations have led to an Inver Grove Heights man being charges with driving while impaired. Officials say that a truck driver failed to yield for an airplane that was backing away from Terminal 2 at the Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport. The man accused of DWI was reportedly driving a service truck at the airport Thursday night.
If you’ve been charged with a DWI and you’re looking for an attorney, you have a LOT of options. Hundreds of attorneys in Minnesota claim to handle DUI cases. But not all DWI attorneys are created equal. Some will charge you a lot of money and do a great job. Some will charge you a lot of money and not do anything. Etc., Etc.
Since summer time is here, we all need to be aware that DWI and speeding patrols are increased, including enforcement of teenagers covered by Vanessa’s Law, as the police have announced. In addition, teen drivers are hitting the roads for the first summer, unaware that a single open bottle ticket could mean that they lose their driver’s license for up to two years. So, we are re-posting an earlier explanation of Vanessa’s law and its affects on Minnesota teen drivers with alcohol or crash-related tickerts, including but limited to teenagers with DWI’s.
The Minnesota Supreme Court handed down its ruling in the long-awaited Intoxilyzer 5000EN challenge Wednesday. The state’s highest court upheld the lower court’s ruling that the Intoxilyzer machine’s results are accurate enough to be used in Minnesota DWI cases.
A recent informal survey taken at the University of Minnesota indicates that many students at the U may believe that drinking and riding a bicycle could lead to driving while impaired charges in Minnesota. Generally, the Minnesota DWI statutes do not apply to a bicycle, if the bike is powered solely by a human being.