From KMSP

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Preliminary figures from the Minnesota Department of Public Safety show more  than 500 motorists were arrested on DWI charges between 5:30 p.m. on July 3  through July 7.

According to numbers released Monday, 225 of the arrests occurred between  July 3-4. The remaining 335 took place from July 5-7.

DWI patrols were increased in the Twin Cities area during the holiday period  because July 4 is historically the state’s deadliest day of the year on the  roads, with 19 deaths from 2008 to 2012. This year, three motorcyclists were  killed in two separate crashes.

Five people were killed over the holiday ….MORE