DUI/DWI

Stiffer DWI Penalties in Minnesota

Minnesota law enforcement is putting their proverbial foot down when it comes to drunk driving. While getting behind the wheel after two beers may seem harmless, it could land drivers in a good deal of trouble...

| July 21, 2015 | DUI/DWI
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Bicycling Under the Influence of Alcohol in Minnesota

Warmer weather means different things for everyone but it almost always means more outdoor activities. For some it simply means rolling down the windows on your way to work or opening up the car’s sunroof...

| June 18, 2015 | DUI/DWI
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Types of Roadside DUI Tests in Minnesota

Operating a vehicle on a Minnesota road means that you are agreeing to drive without being under the influence of drugs or alcohol. What this form of “implied consent” means to a driver is that...

| June 11, 2015 | DUI/DWI
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How Tiger Woods Escaped DUI Charges

During a year full of questionable uses of force by law enforcement, many questions and concerns have come into the spotlight. Thanks, in part, to the media, national attention has been drawn to the idea...

| May 12, 2015 | DUI/DWI
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Police Abuse and Unlawful Arrests

Over the past year the overreach of authority and abuse of power by police officers has been thrust into the nation’s focal point. The police involvement in the killing of Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, and...

| March 11, 2015 | DUI/DWI
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Pulled Over for DWI

After a long, hard day at work, you stop in at a restaurant in Mankato to meet a friend. You have a bite to eat and decide that a second drink probably won’t hurt anything....

| February 12, 2015 | DUI/DWI
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DWI in Mankato

Flashing red and blue lights in your rear view mirror is an adrenaline-pumping, white-knuckle experience for any driver. Now imagine that you know you have had a few too many drinks just before getting behind...

| January 15, 2015 | DUI/DWI
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Question: Will I Go To Jail For A DWI?

WILL I GO TO JAIL FOR A DWI? YouTube In this short video, I explained a part of the DWI process involving minimum sentencing in Minnesota. So… to answer the question about would you going...

| June 25, 2014 | DUI/DWI
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I’ve Been Charged With A DWI, What Happens Now?

DWI Charge in Minnesota | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYIskUHVv1g This question is answered by Thomas Hagen, from Kohlmeyer Hagen, Law Office Chtd. So you’ve been charged with a DWI and now you want to know what happens next? Well the first,...

| June 19, 2014 | DUI/DWI
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No More “Coerced Consent”?

THE QUESTIONABLE FUTURE OF MINNESOTA’S IMPLIED CONSENT DWI LAW We’ve previously talked about how Minnesota has what’s called an implied consent law, requiring drivers to submit to a blood, breath, or urine test. (Because the law provides...

| March 4, 2014 | DUI/DWI
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