Minnesota: police are out in force to try to get rid of the black eye of danger and death that DWI drivers give the state; call a cab!

More than 200 people arrested on first day of DWI enforcement campaign

Pioneer Press – 2013-08-17‎‎
More than 200 people were arrested on the first day of the statewide drunken driving enforcement campaign, “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over.” A preliminary report showed 225 people were arrested for driving under the influence, according to a tweet from the 

DWI enforcement campaign nets 225 arrests Friday

Minneapolis Star Tribune – 2013-08-17‎‎
Police made 225 drunken driving arrests Friday at the start of a two-week campaign of increased enforcement. The Department of Public Safety announced arrests as they came in Friday night on its Twitter page. The “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” 

DWI crackdown busts 225 drunken drivers on first night

KARE – 2013-08-17‎‎
Friday was the first night of “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over,” a major DWI … Weather · Email/Text Alert Signup · Daily Forecast · Cabin Cast · Interactive Radar · Skyscan 11 Radar · School Closings · Maps · WeatherNation · Grow with KARE · Simply Science 

Police add more DWI patrols now until Labor Day

WBNG-TV – 2013-08-17‎‎
Binghamton, NY (WBNG Binghamton) As part of the STOP DWI program, State Police and Sheriff’s Office deputies will increase patrols through the Labor Day weekend. The state awarded $10,000 to Broome County to continue its DWI crackdowns for the 

DWI enforcement campaign in effect in Minnesota, Wisconsin

Pioneer Press – 2013-08-17‎‎
Minnesota public safety officials announced that Friday marks the beginning of a statewide drunken driving enforcement campaign that will last through Labor Day, Sept. 2. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety’s Office of Traffic Safety said it will be using 

Follow Along With DWI Arrests Made Aug. 15 in Hennepin County

Patch.com – 2013-08-17‎‎
The Minnesota Department of Public Safety will be tweeting every arrest from Friday night’s patrols.

Extra DWI patrols scheduled during Labor Day weekend

myfox47 – 2013-08-17‎‎
ROCHESTER, Minn.(KXLT) — Extra DWI patrols are going to be out during labor day weekend keeping the roads safe. On Friday, family members of those killed by drunk drivers gathered at the Rochester State Patrol office to share their support for the extra 

Increased DWI Patrols Through Labor Day

KAALtv.com – 2013-08-17‎‎
(ABC 6 NEWS) — 71 people have died in Southeast Minnesota alone due to drunk driving in the last five years. Local law enforcement is working to curb this trend. Plan ahead for a sober ride, that’s the message from law enforcement as they crack down on 

Minnesota launches statewide DWI enforcement effort

Southernminn.com – 2013-08-17‎‎
As Minnesota traffic deaths continue to surge in 2013, a statewide Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over DWI enforcement campaign rolls Aug. 16–Sept. 2 with the aim to prevent drunk driving crashes and resulting deaths. Minnesota drunk driving crashes have 

STOP-DWI crackdown in St. Lawrence County begins today, runs through Labor

North Country Now – 2013-08-17‎‎
St. Lawrence County police agencies will participate in a special enforcement effort to crack down on impaired driving Aug. 16 to Sept. 2. The funding for the action was provided by the New York State STOP-DWI Foundation through a grant from the 

DWI Enforcement Up on MN Roads Through Labor Day

KSTP.com – 2013-08-17‎‎
The Minnesota Department of Public Safety announced a statewide DWI enforcement campaign, called Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over, running through Labor Day. State troopers will be posting live tweets of DWI arrests in the Twin Cities area, with the posts 

Minn. county to require DWI search warrants

Crookston Daily Times – ‎Aug 16, 2013‎
Stearns County is poised to become the first in Minnesota to require law enforcement officers to obtain search warrants before taking blood samples from suspected drunken drivers who refuse blood tests. Crookston Times …St. Cloud, Minn.   —  

Stearns County is poised to become the  first in Minnesota to require law enforcement officers to obtain search warrants  before taking blood samples from suspected drunken drivers who refuse blood  tests.

The change follows a U.S. Supreme Court decision in a Missouri case  that has thrown DWI prosecutions into a state of uncertainty, the St. Cloud  Times reported Thursday. That decision has led the vast majority of Stearns  County judges to throw out at least one DWI case on the presumption that the  state’s “implied consent” advisory is unconstitutional.

The advisory is read to suspected impaired drivers. It says drivers  are required to submit to a chemical test at the request of law enforcement or  face a criminal charge if they refuse.

Because of the constitutional questions, Stearns County prosecutors  have changed their traffic stop procedures. Police officers and deputies won’t  read the advisory but will ask the suspected impaired driver to voluntarily  submit to a chemical test. If the driver refuses, the arresting police officer  or deputy will seek a search warrant for a blood sample.

“I think that’s pretty unique,” said Bill Lemons, traffic safety  resource prosecutor with the Minnesota County Attorneys Association. He said  most judges in Minnesota are still upholding the state’s implied consent law,  which makes it a crime for a suspected impaired driver to refuse a  test.

Local judges will be handling DWI warrant requests via fax from home  outside of business hours. The local courts have purchased …..MORE

 

Extra DWI enforcement runs through Labor Day

Mankato Free Press – ‎Aug 16, 2013‎
MANKATO — Extra law enforcement will be out through Labor Day as part of the annual DWI enforcement campaign dubbed Toward Zero Deaths. “This is going to be a renewed push by law enforcement to drive sober,” said Sgt. Adam Gray of the Mankato 

Kilgore police increase DWI patrols for Labor Day

Longview News-Journal – ‎Aug 16, 2013‎
The Kilgore Police Department will join the national DWI enforcement campaign for Labor Day. As part of Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign, Kilgore police will increase patrols today through Sept. 2 to find intoxicated drivers. The Mount Pleasant Police