December Enforcement Brings 1,300 DWI Arrests in Minnesota

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Minnesota’s Department of Public Safety says about 1,300 people have been arrested for driving while intoxicated so far in December.

State law enforcement agencies are working overtime hours this month as part of a campaign to prevent drunken driving tragedies. That’s accompanied by a statewide advertising campaign to notify Minnesotans of the added patrols.

In the previous three Decembers, 28 people total were killed in crashes caused by drunk drivers. In all, over the last five years, 651 people were killed in such crashes.

The Department of Public Safety urges Minnesotans to plan ahead on nights where drinking will be involved by designating a sober driver or using public transportation. They also ask people to report suspected drunk drivers by calling 911, and to take precautionary measures by buckling up.

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Isaac Brings Wind, Rain and the 7-Year Itch to New Orleans

August 28, 2012Email ThisPrintNewslettersTweetArticleCommentsFor New Orleans, Tuesday morning brought an all-too-familiar dilemma: to flee or not to flee. With Hurricane Isaac bearing down on the city, residents scrambled to either leave the low-lying city or gather supplies to weather the storm.

With no mandatory evacuation orders in place for New Orleans’ 360,000 residents, streets were largely quiet. Traffic along Interstate 10 ran smoothly, despite predictions that both sides of the busy thoroughfare would be needed to accommodate motorists scrambling to leave the city.

Thousands of people, including many from low-lying parishes outside the city’s $15 billion flood protection system, decided not to take their chances with Isaac, a massive, slow-moving Category 1 hurricane expected to strike the Louisiana coast early on Wednesday.

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