The Department of Public Safety says that 13 counties are responsible for more than half of the deaths and serious injuries caused by motorists driving while intoxicated in Minnesota. In response the agency plans additional MN DWI patrols in those areas.
During a three year period ending in 2008, the thirteen counties tallied 267 DWI related deaths and 605 injuries. Over the past five years the DPS says that more than 13,000 arrests for Minnesota drunk driving have been made in the same counties.
The counties, in alphabetical order are: Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Scott, Sherburne, Steams, Washington and Wright. Nine of the counties are in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area.
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