From Aug. 20 to Sept. 6 Eden Prairie participated in a statewide DWI enforcement wave to educate on and enforce DWI laws. During that time Eden Prairie officers arrested 12 people for driving while impaired.

Of the 12 arrests in Eden Prairie during the enforcement wave, four involved controlled substances. The highest PBT (Preliminary Breath Test) was .21 from a driver who ran a red light. Another driver had a PBT of .185 after his car went into a median and stopped when it hit a light pole. As a reminder, the legal limit in Minnesota is .08.

Four of the arrests were made by Officer Chad Streiff, the department’s DWI officer who is funded by a grant from the Minnesota Department of Public Safety. Officer Streiff has held this position since January 2020 during which time he has made 216 arrests. At the end of September Officer Streiff received a baseball bat from the Minnesota Department of Public Safety for being named to the DWI All-Star team. The officers named to the team were honored at a Minnesota Twins game in July.

Together we can work to keep our roadways safe. If you observe a possible drunk driver, please pull over or have a passenger call 911 and provide dispatch with as much information as possible, including location, license plate number and the observed dangerous driving behavior.

Photo: Bill Hammes, Minnesota Office of Traffic Safety; Officer Chad Streiff, Sgt. Tom Lowery