Category: DWI

When a driver is intoxicated and driving with kids in the car, he/she may be arrested and charged with aggravated DUI as well as child endangerment. Both crimes may be charged as felony offenses with harsh penalties, including jail time.

A breathalyzer test is only one way for a police officer to determine drunk driving. There are a variety of other field sobriety tests that can be used to see if a driver is driving under the influence.

A Minnesota DWI conviction can impact a person's life for a long time, often resulting in steep fines, jail time, loss of driving privileges, and problems with employment, housing, and even child custody arrangements.

When racial profiling is the basis of a DWI or any other type of arrest, charges for that offense may be dropped. Racial profiling is illegal and a violation of a person's Constitutional rights.

A new DWI law in Minnesota makes it a crime to operate an ATV or snowmobile while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

Minnesota has recently introduced a bill which will take a driver's license away after a fifth DWI offense. According to Rep. Dario Anselmo, the shocking story of Danny Lee Bettcher, of New York Mills, is what inspired the proposal.

If an alcohol-based hand sanitizer is used during a breathalyzer test, the test may show a false positive result which could lead to a DUI charge.

A DUI charge in Minnesota has severe consequences, but steps can be taken to beat the charges or at least have them reduced.

In Minnesota, huffing certain substances while driving a motor vehicle is not illegal and does not constitute a DWI conviction.