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Mar: 29, 2013

Woodbury man accused of felony DWI after cop sees car doing doughnuts

A 21-year-old Woodbury, Minnesota man is facing felony drunk driving charges after he was pulled over shortly after 2:00 in the morning on March 16. Woodbury Police claim that an officer watched a car leave from the area near a saloon and cross into a parking lot outside a fitness center in Woodbury. The officer claims that the driver of the car did some “doughnuts” in the fitness center’s parking lot.

Mar: 29, 2013

Man indicted in federal court for alleged drunk driving wreck in Minnesota

The United States Department of Justice says that a Northern Minnesota man has been indicted in federal court on involuntary manslaughter charges after he was allegedly involved in a fatal accident. The crash was reported on the Red Lake Indian Reservation in Northern Minnesota last October. Investigators believe that the Blackduck, Minnesota man was driving drunk on Minnesota highway 15 when he lost control of his car. A female passenger in the vehicle was killed in the wreck.

Mar: 29, 2013

Inver grove police arrest man on DWI, domestic abuse and carrying under influence

Police believe that a domestic spat led to several charges for an Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota man last week. Law enforcement says that the man was driving through an Inver Grove Heights intersection around 12:38 in the morning without any headlights illuminated.

Mar: 29, 2013

Minnesota Senate considers employment expansion for ignition interlocks

A state senator from Northern Minnesota introduced a new measure to the Senate Judiciary Committee Monday that seeks to create a pilot program to extend the use of ignition interlock devices in Minnesota driving while impaired cases.

Mar: 29, 2013

Man accused of DWI after Dinkytown car accident

A weekend car accident in Dinkytown has led to drunk driving charges for a St. Paul, Minnesota man. University of Minnesota Police claim that the 23-year-old drove a sport utility vehicle onto the sidewalk in Dinkytown Saturday night before crashing through a wrought iron fence in front of Burrito Loco. The SUV then reportedly hit the porch in front of a nearby house.

Mar: 29, 2013

Minnesota father accused of DWI; Daughters say dad had girls open beers

A Northwestern Minnesota man was arrested last week in Dilworth, Minnesota on suspicion of felony drunk driving. Followers of this blog are aware that Minnesota’s implied consent and driving while impaired statutes include aggravating factors that can bump a drunk driving charge from a misdemeanor up to a higher level offense.

Mar: 29, 2013

Minnesota Warrantless DWI Tests in Jeopardy as U.S. Supreme Court considers McNeely Case

An extremely important DWI case from Missouri dealing with warrantless DWI testing was argued before the United States Supreme Court on January 9, 2013. Although this McNeely case came from Missouri, based on Missouri law and is being argued in Washington, D.C. before the highest court in the land, it has the potential to destroy the theoretical underpinnings of Minnesota DWI and implied consent case law.

Feb: 20, 2013

Burnsville man accused of crashing into liquor store

Burnsville Police arrested a man at his work on suspicion of gross misdemeanor driving while impaired in early December. Authorities accuse the man a scraping the side of a Burnsville liquor with his car as he allegedly left the business during the early afternoon December 5.

Feb: 02, 2013

Minnesota’s Warrantless DWI Tests At Issue in McNeely DWI Case in U.S. Supreme Court

An extremely important DWI case from Missouri was argued before the United States Supreme Court on January 9, 2013 (we previously blogged on this here, here, and here.) Although this McNeely case came from Missouri, based on Missouri law and is being argued in Washington, D.C. before the highest court in the land, it has the potential to destroy the theoretical underpinnings of Minnesota DWI and implied consent case law.

Jan: 29, 2013

Pilot taken into custody at MSP airport on suspicion of being under the influence

An airline pilot was taken into custody at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Friday morning after security agents at the airport say that they caught a whiff of alcohol on the pilot as he passed the agents near an elevator in the airport. No charges have yet been filed.

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