Legal Question in DUI Law in Minnesota

Hit and Run

I was recently involved in a hit and run accident...The driver wasn't caught until the following day, but witnesses admit he was intoxicated, and according to the police report he is only 19...he took sole blame for causing the accident...I was wondering why, if they can prove through witnesses and he admitting to wreckless driving, why can they not charge him with DUI? My car has extensive damage and I was injured. This doesn't seem right...


Asked on 3/05/08, 2:38 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Maury Beaulier612.240.8005 Minnesota Lawyers

Re: Hit and Run

They cannot charge him with DWI if there was no alcohol test within two hours of the driving conduct. There would be insufficient evidence.

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Answered on 3/05/08, 2:44 pm


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