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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Tag: Drunk driving

Crime and Justice

Wisconsin: Memorial to drunk driver’s victim has to go

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 18, 2014, 1:31 PM Sep 18, 2014
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What have you got against people killed by drunk drivers, Wisconsin? Read more →

Crime and Justice

MN court: Warrant not needed in drunk driving fatality

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 2, 2014, 12:00 PM Sep 2, 2014
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The Minnesota court on Tuesday overturned a lower court ruling that tossed out the blood-drawn on Derek Stavish of Sartell, Minnesota, who was driving drunk in June 2012 and crashed his truck, killing an occupant. Read more →

Crime and Justice

Driving drunk more serious than refusing breath test

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 19, 2014, 11:23 AM May 19, 2014
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In Minnesota it’s a crime to refuse to submit to chemical testing when a police officer thinks you’re driving under the influence. Read more →

Crime and Justice

Why can’t Minnesota legally have sobriety checkpoints?

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 20, 2014, 1:59 PM Feb 20, 2014
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In Tuesday’s 5×8, we had a good discussion on the Mothers Against Drunk Driving push for Minnesota to change its constitution to allow the state to once again stop people at checkpoints to see if they’re drunk. Other states can do it, so what’s up with Minnesota? Asked on Twitter to further explain, the public Read more →

Crime and Justice

Supreme Court: Warrant not needed in drunk driving tests

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 23, 2013, 10:30 AM Oct 23, 2013
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The Minnesota Supreme Court has rejected a man’s claim that police should be required to obtain a warrant before blood and urine tests determine whether he was driving drunk.

The court ruled today in the case of Wesley Brooks, who was stopped three separate times for suspected drunk driving.
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