Learning from past mistakes can help motorists as Minnesota prepares to welcome Super Bowl fans from across the state, country and the world.

During the holiday DWI campaign that included extra enforcement from Nov. 22 through Dec. 31, officers, deputies and troopers arrested 2,656 drivers for driving impaired, compared with 2,407 DWI arrests during the same period in 2016.

More than 300 law enforcement agencies across Minnesota participated in the campaign conducted by the Department of Public Safety Office of Traffic Safety.

“Nobody plans on getting behind the wheel and taking a life, but that’s exactly what you are risking if you decide to drive after drinking,” said Office of Traffic Safety Director Mike Hanson. “If you plan on drinking, make a sober game plan. The message is simple: before watching the Big Game or heading out to enjoy an evening that may include alcohol, plan ahead and line up a sober ride.”