DWI

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...

Many people in Minnesota drive to work before sunrise. Then again, some people are on the road at such hours because they have been out all night and are on their way back home. Early morning traffic on a recent Friday resulted in a collision after a vehicle somehow...

If a Minnesota police officer makes a traffic stop and asks a driver to step out of his or her vehicle, there is usually a reason. If the stop was made because a patrol officer tracked a speeding vehicle on a radar gun, there is not necessarily a reason for the driver...

If a Minnesota police officer makes a traffic stop because he or she witnesses a vehicle veering over the yellow line, the officer might ask the driver to step out of the vehicle to take a field sobriety test. Veering over the line or other erratic driving maneuvers...

Many Minnesotans have gotten behind the wheel of a motor vehicle after consuming alcohol. Drinking a glass of wine before driving is not necessarily a criminal act, though it is always best to abstain from alcohol when planning to drive. Those who drink and drive...