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Category: DWI

What special efforts are used in Minnesota DWI enforcement?

Prior to the Labor Day holiday we discussed the intense law enforcement presence on Minnesota roads seeking to enforce Minnesota drunk driving laws. Events, celebrations and holidays often bring increased patrols, as police think that more people will be out on the roads who may be impaired because of changes in routine associated with an event.

Man accused of Minneapolis fleeing crash could face decades

Hennepin County officials say that a Minnesota State trooper suspected a driver of speeding and impaired driving early Monday morning. The trooper says that the driver pulled over for a traffic stop. But, when the trooper approached the vehicle, law enforcement claims that the driver took off.

First DWI arrest recorded this date in 1897

Historians say that 116 years ago today the first drunk driving arrest was made in England. A cabbie was charged with driving under the influence after allegedly crashing his electric powered cab into a building in 1897. Since that time, many people have been accused of driving while impaired. Individual states here in the U.S. began passing DWI laws after the turn of the last century as cars gained in popularity.

Labor Day DWI crackdown begins in Minnesota

With the State Fair knocking on the door, most Twin Cities residents must know that Labor Day is just around the corner. Holiday weekends generally bring out extra patrols throughout the state as police promote a crackdown on drunk driving offenses.

Man accused of drunk boating after accident in northern Minnesota

Law enforcement responded to a report of a boat accident in northern Minnesota Tuesday afternoon around 4:00 p.m. A woman apparently fell from the front of the boat. Authorities say that after she fell into the water the propeller struck her–she suffered injuries to her leg and shoulder. The woman needed surgery to repair a roughly foot-long cut on her thigh.

Woman accused of CVH in alleged drunk driving crash in Lakeville

Dakota County prosecutors accuse an Apple Valley woman of criminal vehicular homicide after a fatal car and motorcycle accident claimed the life of a Burnsville man last week. Police claim that the Burnsville, Minnesota, man was riding his motorcycle on 160th Street in Apple Valley.

Minnesota court upholds traffic stop after ‘fire drill’ prank

In late June the Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled that a traffic stop following a fake “fire drill” at a Mankato intersection was reasonable under the law. In general, the Fourth Amendment does not allow officers to conduct an investigatory stop without a sufficient level of reasonable suspicion that some kind of unlawful conduct is happening. That is a simple hunch that something is awry is not a proper basis for police to stop a vehicle.

Minnesota judges continue to rule against implied consent law

We have discussed the issue of warrants in drunk driving investigations—an issue that was highlighted recently when the United States Supreme Court ruled that in a routine DWI investigation law enforcement acted improperly in seeking a blood sample without a warrant. The high court ruled the defendant’s constitutional rights were violated.

Austin woman gets stay of adjudication on drug charge in DWI case

A woman who had been accused of driving while impaired by drugs, felony drug charges and other offenses reportedly agreed to plead guilty to a misdemeanor DWI and felony drug possession charges in exchange for a probationary sentence that may allow her to avoid having the felony conviction entered onto her permanent criminal record.

Off-duty cop arrested in Rosemount for DWI, fleeing and more, P.1

The idea of cellphone use in a motor vehicle has garnered a great deal of attention in recent years across the country. Some commentators and highway safety officials say that distracted driving is an epidemic. Yet, law enforcement often receives reports via cellphone from motorists reporting pother drivers.

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