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DPSNews:MinnesotaReaches200DeathsonMinnesotaRoads

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MinnesotaReaches200DeathsonMinnesotaRoads

203TrafficFatalitiesBringSorrowacrosstheState
Minnesota surpassed 200 road fatalities over the weekend.
Since Jan. 1, preliminary data from the Department of Public Safety Ofce of Trafc Safety (DPS-
OTS) shows 203 people have died on Minnesota roads.
The state reported 200 deaths on July 25 last year.

RecentDeathsInclude
An alcohol-related crash that killed a 29-year-old woman from Rice County.
An unbelted 79-year-old woman from Douglas County.
An alcohol-related crash that took the life of a 60-year-old Swift County man.

The203FatalitiesInclude
144 motor vehicle occupants.
32 motorcyclists, compared with 31 this time last year.
20 pedestrians, compared with 27 this time last year.
One bicyclist, compared with four this time last year.
Six occupants of other vehicle types.

MakingBetterChoices
Fourmainfactorscontinuetocontributetothelossoflife.Ofthe203fatalities,therewere:
52 alcohol-related deaths (25.6 percent).
7 distracted-related deaths (3.4 percent).
48 speed-related deaths (23.6 percent).
41 unbelted motorist deaths (28.5 percent).

2017FatalityBreakdown(preliminary)
Numbe
Gender r Percent
Female 55 27%
Male 148 73%
Total 203 100%

10andunder 1120 2130 3140 4150 5160 6170 71+ Total

3 19 35 31 31 25 25 34 203

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392 411 361 387 395 368

ExtraDWIEnforcement
AlcoholcontinuestobealeadingcauseoftrafficfatalitiesinMinnesota.Tokeepcommunitiessafe,law
enforcementacrossMinnesotawillberampingupeffortstogetimpairedmotoristsofftheroadAug.18through
Sept.3.

Officers,deputiesandtroopersfrommorethan300agencieswillbeworkingovertimewithfundingprovidedby
theNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration.TheMinnesotaDepartmentofPublicSafetyOfficeofTraffic
Safety(DPSOTS)coordinatestheextraenforcementandeducationeffort.

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