AM 1240 WJON » drunk driving http://wjon.com Sun, 26 May 2013 00:41:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 December Campaign Results in 2K DWI Arrests in Minnesota http://wjon.com/december-campaign-results-in-2k-dwi-arrests-in-minnesota/ http://wjon.com/december-campaign-results-in-2k-dwi-arrests-in-minnesota/#comments Fri, 11 Jan 2013 23:40:54 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=160680 Public safety officials say more than 2,000 impaired drivers were arrested during a DWI crackdown in Minnesota last month. According to preliminary reports, Minnesota law agencies arrested 2,551 drivers in December as part of a statewide "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" DWI enforcement campaign.

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]]> http://wjon.com/december-campaign-results-in-2k-dwi-arrests-in-minnesota/feed/ 0 Getty Images Minnesota DWI Arrests Hit 300 Over New Year's http://wjon.com/minnesota-dwi-arrests-hit-300-over-new-years/ http://wjon.com/minnesota-dwi-arrests-hit-300-over-new-years/#comments Thu, 03 Jan 2013 11:19:46 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=158615 Public safety officials say at least 300 people were arrested in Minnesota on suspicion of DWI over the New Year's holiday. One person died in a crash north of Deer River late on the afternoon of New Year's Eve.

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]]> http://wjon.com/minnesota-dwi-arrests-hit-300-over-new-years/feed/ 0 Getty Images Minnesota Goes for No DWI Deaths on New Year's Eve http://wjon.com/minnesota-goes-for-no-dwi-deaths-on-new-years-eve/ http://wjon.com/minnesota-goes-for-no-dwi-deaths-on-new-years-eve/#comments Fri, 28 Dec 2012 11:22:11 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=157771 Public safety officials are aiming for the fifth consecutive year with no drunken-driving deaths in Minnesota on New Year's Eve. In the past 10 years there have been eight drunken-driving deaths in Minnesota during the New Year's holiday, but none in the past four years.

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]]> http://wjon.com/minnesota-goes-for-no-dwi-deaths-on-new-years-eve/feed/ 0 Getty Images St. Cloud Man Arrested For Allegedly Driving Drunk http://wjon.com/st-cloud-man-arrested-for-allegedly-driving-drunk-2/ http://wjon.com/st-cloud-man-arrested-for-allegedly-driving-drunk-2/#comments Tue, 20 Nov 2012 11:43:02 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=149422 A 43-year-old St. Cloud man has been arrested for allegedly driving drunk. St. Cloud police stopped Dexter Drummer's vehicle just after 9:30 p.m. last (Monday) night near the intersection of Riverside Drive and East St. Germain Street.

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]]> http://wjon.com/st-cloud-man-arrested-for-allegedly-driving-drunk-2/feed/ 0 Man Arrested for DWI Twice Within 21 Hours, Couple Also Arrested for DWI http://wjon.com/man-arrested-for-dwi-twice-within-21-hours-couple-also-arrested-for-dwi/ http://wjon.com/man-arrested-for-dwi-twice-within-21-hours-couple-also-arrested-for-dwi/#comments Tue, 30 Oct 2012 13:26:41 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=144192 A man has been arrested for driving while intoxicated in Stearns County twice within 21 hours. Sheriff's officials say 20-year-old Samuel Ness was arrested about 3:30 a.m. Saturday in Waite Park after he was stopped for speeding.

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]]> http://wjon.com/man-arrested-for-dwi-twice-within-21-hours-couple-also-arrested-for-dwi/feed/ 0 Man Free Again After 27 Drunken Driving Convictions http://wjon.com/man-free-again-after-27-drunken-driving-convictions/ http://wjon.com/man-free-again-after-27-drunken-driving-convictions/#comments Fri, 26 Oct 2012 13:24:38 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=143310 After 27 convictions for drinking and driving, a Minnesota man will be freed.

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]]> http://wjon.com/man-free-again-after-27-drunken-driving-convictions/feed/ 0 Officers Arrest 8 During Enforcement Campaign http://wjon.com/officers-arrest-8-during-enforcement-campaign/ http://wjon.com/officers-arrest-8-during-enforcement-campaign/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 15:48:18 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=99716 Six drunk drivers were arrested during the most recent CRASH Task Force saturation campaign. Officers stopped a total of 104 vehicles. They made eight arrests, with six being for drunk driving.

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]]> http://wjon.com/officers-arrest-8-during-enforcement-campaign/feed/ 0 Seven Arrested for DWI during Special Saturation http://wjon.com/seven-arrested-for-dwi-during-special-saturation/ http://wjon.com/seven-arrested-for-dwi-during-special-saturation/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 16:15:22 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=83572 Seven people were arrested for driving drunk last Saturday night, during a special D.W.I. patrol. The CRASH Task Force focused on Highway 23 and County Road 75 from St. Cloud to St. Joseph.

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]]> http://wjon.com/seven-arrested-for-dwi-during-special-saturation/feed/ 0 Getty Images St. Cloud Woman Arrested During Traffic Stop http://wjon.com/st-cloud-woman-arrested-during-traffic-stop/ http://wjon.com/st-cloud-woman-arrested-during-traffic-stop/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:26:24 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=69115 St. Cloud police arrested a 21-year-old woman during a traffic stop. The incident happened just after 2:00 a.m. on Saturday in the 300 block of 7th Avenue South.

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]]> http://wjon.com/st-cloud-woman-arrested-during-traffic-stop/feed/ 0 Stearns County Jail photo Man Arrested For Alleged Drunken Tractor Driving http://wjon.com/man-arrested-for-alleged-drunken-tractor-driving/ http://wjon.com/man-arrested-for-alleged-drunken-tractor-driving/#comments Sat, 07 Jan 2012 12:18:13 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=64892 Arrested for driving a tractor drunk.
Waite Park police responded to a report of a man who fell off a moving tractor.

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]]> http://wjon.com/man-arrested-for-alleged-drunken-tractor-driving/feed/ 0 Getty Images Hundreds of Drunk Drivers Arrested During Statewide Campaign http://wjon.com/hundreds-of-drunk-drivers-arrested-during-statewide-campaign/ http://wjon.com/hundreds-of-drunk-drivers-arrested-during-statewide-campaign/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 17:25:17 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=33417 Nearly 1,800 people were arrested for driving drunk during a recent statewide enforcement campaign.

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]]> http://wjon.com/hundreds-of-drunk-drivers-arrested-during-statewide-campaign/feed/ 0 Getty Images Minnesota Officers Announce Increased DWI Enforcement http://wjon.com/minnesota-officers-announce-increased-dwi-enforcement/ http://wjon.com/minnesota-officers-announce-increased-dwi-enforcement/#comments Fri, 19 Aug 2011 21:18:21 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=27087 Law enforcement agencies throughout Minnesota are stepping up drunken driving enforcement as part of the "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" campaign. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety says the stepped up enforcement starts Friday and continues through September 5th.

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]]> http://wjon.com/minnesota-officers-announce-increased-dwi-enforcement/feed/ 0 Getty Images Suspected Drunken Driver Hits Idled Car, 1 Killed http://wjon.com/suspected-drunken-driver-hits-idled-car-1-killed/ http://wjon.com/suspected-drunken-driver-hits-idled-car-1-killed/#comments Fri, 17 Dec 2010 21:54:40 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=2326 A fatal crash on I-35 was the result of drunken driving.

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