If you or your child, niece, nephew, cousin, or other relative is under 18, driving, and gets a DWI or any other crash-related conviction, or any other alcohol-related conviction, the driver may be without a license for up to two years under “Vanessa’s Law.”  See http://www.dps.state.mn.us/ots/Laws_Legislation/vanessa_law.asp .  Under this law, a driver who gets a citation after a crash or an alcohol related ticket such as a DWI (OR even an open bottle citation) loses his/her license until 18 if convicted.  For a new 16 year old driver, this means a total of two years of license revocation when an adult would get only a 90 day driver’s license revocation for a first-time DWI.  These draconian consequences could mean the young driver loses his/her job, after school activities, volunteer and/or internship opportunities, etc. all because of first-time DWI.  So, if you are the parent or relative of a young person, don’t let him/her drink and drive.  But, if your young person is charged with a DWI or any other crash-related or alcohol-related offense, you must get competent legal counsel to defend against these charges and lessen the driver’s license revocation consequences from a DWI, open-bottle, or even a failure to yield ticket resulting from a crash.  To help you through the DWI legal minefield, contact Keller Law Offices at www.KellerLawOffices.com or call 952-913-1421.