Crookston: Irma Salinas Booked on 2nd-Degree DWI

CROOKSTON, Minn. (trfnews.i234.me) — Irma Salinas was booked into custody on Sept. 3, 2026.

Salinas, 61, was recently booked on a gross misdemeanor second-degree driving while impaired charge.

The Polk County jail information lists two or more aggravating factors with the charge.

The booking record cites Minnesota Statute 169A.25, subdivision 1(a).

Second-Degree DWI Charge Listed

The available booking record does not identify which aggravating factors allegedly applied.

It also does not provide details about the traffic stop or alleged impaired driving.

No police officer names are included in this report.

Minnesota Statute 169A.25 covers second-degree driving while impaired.

The law applies when two or more aggravating factors accompany an alleged DWI offense.

Minnesota law identifies several possible aggravating factors.

One can be a qualified prior impaired driving incident within the previous ten years.

Irma Salinas | Northwest Regional Corrections Center booking photo

Another aggravating factor can involve an alcohol concentration of 0.16 or higher.

A child passenger can also qualify under conditions established by state law.

The booking information does not state which factors prosecutors may allege against Salinas.

Second-degree DWI is classified as a gross misdemeanor under Minnesota law.

A gross misdemeanor can carry up to 364 days in jail.

It can also carry a fine of up to $3,000.

Those penalties apply only after a conviction.

They do not represent a sentence against Salinas.

DWI cases can also involve separate driver’s license or vehicle consequences.

Those consequences depend on the facts and applicable state law.

More information is available through the Minnesota Department of Public Safety.

Polk County inmates are housed at the Northwest Regional Corrections Center in Crookston.

The facility is located at 816 Marin Avenue, Suite 110.

Tri-County Community Corrections operates the regional facility.

A jail booking does not establish guilt.

The charge against Salinas remains an allegation unless proven through the court process.

The booking information does not provide a final court outcome.

It also does not identify the specific evidence behind the DWI allegation.

Additional court records may provide more details about the case.

I’m Adrian Cole reporting for TRF News.