Lionel Lopez, 39, was sentenced to a concurrent 75-month prison sentence for his sixth DWI conviction in Kandiyohi County District Court. Lopez has been incarcerated since June 2022 related to his fifth DWI conviction.
The number of people dying as victims of drunk drivers is rising nationwide and in Mecklenburg. We talk with Mecklenburg County District Attorney Spencer Merriweather and others about why the number of DWI convictions has plummeted.