DWI

Minnesota police officers in Blaine were recently dispatched to a location where a caller reported a vehicle that was stopped in front of a residence for several hours. The officers approached the driver of the vehicle when they arrived. What happened next led to both...

A Minnesota police officer must have probable cause to arrest you for drunk driving. An officer typically determines such cause during a traffic stop, after asking you to step out of your vehicle. The officer will be closely observing everything you do and say. He or...

On a recent Sunday night, a bystander came upon the aftermath of a snowmobile accident near Highway 97, in Minnesota. A man who appeared to be unconscious was lying near the vehicle. The first responder notified local authorities, and police and rescue teams were...

Certain laws regarding drunk driving are issued at the state level, such as whether police checkpoints are legal. In Minnesota, police checkpoints are not. This means that police must have reasonable cause to stop a motorist and conduct a DWI investigation.   There...

Last December, a Minnesota sheriff was arrested during a traffic stop. He had reportedly been attending a conference associated with his work. The police officers who arrested him claimed that he was driving at excessive rates of speed. They also say his blood alcohol...

If a Minnesota police officer makes a traffic stop, the driver may be asked to exit the vehicle. This is often an indication that the police officer suspects the person in question of drunk driving. To make a DWI arrest, however, police must have probable cause, and...

There is a law in Minnesota that all adult residents of the state should be aware of and might be surprised to learn. It has to do with being suspected of a crime. Notice that the previous statement did not say charged with or convicted of a crime. In this state, if a...

A Minnesota police officer must have a legitimate reason to make a traffic stop. He or she must also have probable cause to make an arrest. Many times, these two issues intersect, particularly in cases where a patrol officer suspects someone of drunk driving....

If a Minnesota police officer has pulled you over in a traffic stop and wants to determine if there’s probable cause to arrest you for suspected DUI, he or she might ask you to take a preliminary alcohol screening test. This is a common test that would no doubt...

It was approximately 7 a.m. on a Friday when a car accident occurred at an intersection in Minnesota. The collision involved two vehicles. Police went looking for one of the drivers, who is said to have left the scene. The vehicles that collided both wound up hitting...