
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota state troopers, deputies and police officers from 279 agencies statewide arrested 2,432 impaired drivers during the holiday DWI campaign from Nov. 22 through New Year’s Eve. The numbers compare with 2,228 DWI arrests during last year’s holiday campaign.
Examples of impaired driving arrests during the campaign include a good Samaritan who flagged down a Lakeville police officer who found a woman passed out at a busy intersection. The 51-year-old still had her foot on the brake. When the officer tried to wake her, her vehicle rolled into the squad car. The driver had an blood alcohol contact of .46.
The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Office of Traffic Safety coordinates the extra enforcement and awareness campaign with funding provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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