During the fall, impaired driving incidents can endanger motorists, passengers and pedestrians. Furthermore, events such as Halloween and football seasons can contribute to the frequency of DWI offenses. Education and awareness can help highlight the dangers of DWIs...
You may not have heard about what are called forfeiture laws. They allow the police and prosecution to take things from people accused of crimes, in some cases without a conviction. Forfeiture comes up most often in DUI, drunk driving cases. If you are convicted of...
When people think of getting convicted of DUI, drunk driving they think of the obvious costs, the fines paid to the court, fees paid to their attorney, and quite possibly their increased insurance costs. Those are major costs, but there are a lot of other costs that...
DWI convictions have several potential consequences. According to the Minnesota House Research Department, impaired driving may lead to criminal and administrative punishments. Administrative sanctions take effect immediately. For instance, refusing a breath test...
Minnesota does not allow drunk driving checkpoints but the state does take driving under the influence seriously. Police officers can and do pull motorists over for minor infractions, which can sometimes lead to a charge of driving while intoxicated. If you get pulled...
For some teenagers, alcohol can be irresistible. In fact, in a 2019 survey by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, nearly 25% of 14- and 15-year-olds said they have consumed at least one alcoholic beverage in their young lives. While young teens...
Few things can ruin an otherwise fun night on the town faster than flashing lights in your rearview mirror. If you have a blood alcohol concentration above the legal limit at the time of your stop, you may find yourself in handcuffs. Then, you may be vulnerable to a...
Law officers in Minnesota and throughout the United States often use breath test devices as a way to determine whether someone is driving while intoxicated. Drivers who have a blood alcohol content level of 0.08 or higher can be arrested and charged with a DUI in...
According to the Austin Daily Herald, the Minnesota Department of Public Safety Office of Traffic Safety held a DWI campaign at the end of this summer. During that time, authorities made over 1,600 arrests for alleged driving impairment statewide, an increase from the...
You spent the last few days gauging the impact of your recent run-in with Minnesota law enforcement and your resulting DUI. While learning about the overall impact, you may also wonder if you can clear the charge from your record. While you can clear a DUI, you must...