Drunk Driver | Audacy

New DWI law in effect Friday as the legislature hopes to crack down on repeat offenders after Park Tavern incident "Why is someone with this many priors able to commit this kind of a a tragedy?"

August 1, 2025
Hennepin County is launching a new campaign to battle dangerous driving Speeding, drinking, texting, watching videos and driving without a seatbelt are all areas of focus

June 25, 2025
Three separate car-pedestrian crashes have resulted in three deaths in the Twin Cities metro

March 28, 2025
Man accused in a drunk-driving crash Monday that killed one person makes court appearance Thursday Jeremy Sherman faces charges including criminal vehicular homicide after striking two people in St. Louis Park

January 2, 2025
Charges filed in deadly crash near downtown Minneapolis Wednesday Investigators say 29-year-old Talon Walker was driving an SUV at more than 100 mph with an open bottle

October 25, 2024
Minnesota lawmakers call for reexamination of the state's DWI laws after tragedy at Park Tavern 56-year old Steven Bailey is charged in the deaths of two people after slamming his car into a crowded patio

September 5, 2024
Steven Bailey makes first court appearance after drunken driving incident kills two and injures nine Bailey told the court he believed his use of alcohol was not a problem despite having five DWI arrests

September 5, 2024
Park Tavern reopens with a heavy heart days after a drunk driver kills two and injures nine "This is my community. I'm devastated. I hate this person that did this. I'm so mad at him."

September 4, 2024
Charges filed against Steve Bailey, 56-year old man who drove into Park Tavern patio killing two Bailey reportedly had a blood-alcohol content of .325 which is far above the legal limit of 0.08

September 3, 2024
Owner of Park Tavern reacts to tragic crash into patio Sunday that killed two, injured three "Nobody has any idea why this happened," owner Phil Weber tells WCCO's Adam and Jordana

September 3, 2024