Brainerd Area DWI Project Ends

There were nearly 400 traffic stops in the Brainerd Lakes during the Labor Day Weekend DWI Mobilization Project the last two weeks of August and through Labor Day.

There were 15 DWI arrests, 89 speeding warnings, eight seat belt citations, and four contacts involving drugs. There were at least 57 other citations including two warrant arrests, two zero tolerance charges, and officers reported at least one DWI related vehicle forfeiture.

Last year in Minnesota, there were 141 alcohol-related traffic deaths and 279 severe injuries.

Law enforcement agencies in the Crow Wing County area were Minnesota State Patrol troopers, Crow Wing County Deputies, and officers from the police departments of Brainerd, Baxter, Nisswa, Pequot Lakes, Deerwood, Emily, Crosby, Cuyuna, Crosslake and Breezy Point.