[fullwidth background_color=”” background_image=”” background_parallax=”none” enable_mobile=”no” parallax_speed=”0.3″ background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” video_url=”” video_aspect_ratio=”16:9″ video_webm=”” video_mp4=”” video_ogv=”” video_preview_image=”” overlay_color=”” overlay_opacity=”0.5″ video_mute=”yes” video_loop=”yes” fade=”no” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”” padding_top=”20″ padding_bottom=”20″ padding_left=”0″ padding_right=”0″ hundred_percent=”no” equal_height_columns=”no” hide_on_mobile=”no” menu_anchor=”” class=”” id=””][title size=”1″ content_align=”left” style_type=”underline solid” sep_color=”#000000″ margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” class=”” id=””]State safety officials say Minnesota drivers are trending the wrong way when it comes to deadly behavior on the roads this year[/title][fusion_text]Wednesday, July 22nd 2015
State safety officials say Minnesota drivers are trending the wrong way when it comes to deadly behavior on the roads this year. The Department of Public Safety (DPS) says a total of 201 people have been killed on state roads this year. That’s a 21 percent increase from this time last year, when 166 people had died on the state’s roadways. The Department of Public Safety says most recent traffic fatalities include the death of a 37-year-old who ran a stop sign Saturday night in Sibley County. A 20-year-old man also died Friday after losing control of his vehicle in Blue Earth County. He wasn’t wearing a seat belt and was partially ejected. Preliminary numbers provide the following breakdown of road fatalities: 145 motorists, compared with 137 this time last year. 37 motorcyclists, compared with 18 this time last year. 17 pedestrians, compared with 8 this time last year. 2 bicyclists, compared with 3 this time last year. Driver inattention or distraction was the number one contributing factor in 2014 traffic fatalities in multiple vehicle crashes, surpassing speed as the top factor in 2013. Other contributing factors, in order, include failure to yield the right of way and following too closely.
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