Minnesota DWI Lawyers
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DWI Felons Face In-Car Breath Tests
When local authorities a few years ago had the bright idea of putting a breath test into ignition switches of the vehicles that convicted drunken drivers owned, it didn't work. Some drivers started their cars sober, headed to a tavern and left the car running while they got smashed inside. Other
Dwi Ruling May Help Free Up To 1,500//Minnesota High Court Voids Law, But Legislator Vows Quick Remedy
Up to 1,500 repeat drunken driving offenders may be eligible for get-out-of-jail cards thanks to a new Minnesota Supreme Court ruling, a legislative analysis shows. The court Thursday unanimously struck down a 1997 law that made some repeat DWI offenses enhanced gross misdemeanors, carrying jail terms of up to two
Driver in Fatal Va. Crash Charged With DWI
Nguyen's brother-in-law, T. Nguyen, said the couple arrived in the United States eight years ago by boat after escaping from the communist regime in South Vietnam, where Chau was a captain in the air force. Their youngest child, [Tina Chau], now 10, had come earlier, when she was 4 months
Jail Time Isn't Likely For Dwi But Repeat Offenders Could Lose Vehicles
Chronic drunken drivers are likely to face forfeiture of their vehicles in the near future, but it isn't likely they'll have to serve hefty prison sentences being pushed by the governor and attorney general. That's the picture emerging from deliberations in the Minnesota Legislature, where tougher drunken driving laws took
Covington man gets 20 years for DWI
A 27-year-old Covington man who was arrested on drunken driving charges eight times in three years has been ordered to serve an additional 10 years in prison, making his total sentence 20 years. Christopher Gilson pleaded guilty last month to two counts of fourth-offense DWI. State Judge Elaine DiMiceli sentenced
Local DWI deaths up in '89 1988's drop didn't continue
Although the number of alcohol-related traffic deaths nationwide has stabilized in 1989, statewide figures and those in Travis County climbed in comparison with 1988. Thirty-four people died in DWI accidents in Travis County during the first 10 months of this year, compared with 21 such deaths during all of 1988,
Editorial: DWI Community Forum puts focus on solutions
San Juan County has a drunken driving problem. There's simply no getting around that cold, hard fact. While some people continue to brush the local DWI issue under the rug, many more are stepping up and searching for solutions. Any major problem facing a community must be addressed by the
New DWI law keeps Texans off the road
About 5,000 Texans are losing their driver's licenses each month. They have been arrested but not necessarily convicted of driving while intoxicated under a new system instituted last year. The administrative license revocation program requires people arrested on a DWI charge to go through two legal proceedings. The first, through an
Deaths linked to drivers not prosecuted in DWI cases Man involved in fatal crash last weekend has history of arrests
WHARTON, Texas -- Several people arrested but never prosecuted on drunken-driving charges in Wharton County have been involved in accidents that killed five people since May, a newspaper reported Tuesday. The Victoria Advocate said the latest victim was Melissa Jeanne Chambers, 19, who died Sunday from injuries suffered in a traffic
49ers' Garcia Arrested For Possible Dwi
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jeff Garcia was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving early Wednesday and spent the night alone in a jail cell. Garcia was booked into the Santa Clara County jail at about 3:30 a.m., spokesman Mark Cursi said. The three-time Pro Bowl selection was released six hours