Press Releases
Download press releases on traffic safety programs in Minnesota. Releases are listed by title and ordered by date.
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2012
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2011
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2010
- 12/15/10: 675 Arrested for DWI Midway Through Statewide Campaign (126 KB PDF)
- 12/03/10: DWI Patrols Are Coming To Town (166 KB PDF)
- 11/22/10: State Names 13 Counties Facing Increased DWI Patrols Through September
- 11/18/10: Seven Days, Eight Traffic Deaths in Minnesota (97 KB PDF)
- 11/12/10: Deer-Vehicle Crashes Peak in November — Don't Veer for Deer (149 KB PDF)
- 11/08/10: 13,302 Motorists Ticketed for Not Buckling Up in October
- 10/28/10: Halloween: A Nightmare for Impaired Drivers
- 10/21/10: Minnesota Regions, Counties are Mapped for Low Levels of Use Among Teen Traffic Deaths
- 10/19/10: More than 5,000 Motorists Ticketed Midway Through Statewide Seat Belt Enforcement Campaign (102 KB PDF)
- 10/14/10: Minnesota Belt Use Rate Continues to Hit Record Levels (130 KB PDF)
- 10/07/10: Deadly start to October: 21 road deaths in six days as seat belt enforcement campaign begins
- 09/23/10: Record-Low Number of Alcohol-Related Deaths in 2009 Highlights Annual Impaired Driving Facts Report (124 KB PDF)
- 09/20/10: Big Jump in Booster Seat Use Results in 1,00 Children Not Injured in Crashes Last Year (135 KB PDF)
- 09/13/10: 1,775 Arrested for DWI During End-of-Summer Crackdown
- 09/10/10: Teens to Focus the Lens on Distracted Driving in New TV Contest
- 09/02/10: DWI Crackdown Continues Through Labor Day as Governor Declares Friday "Designate a Sober Driver Day"
- 08/31/10: Extra "Move Over" Enforcement Marks 10-Year Anniversary of Death of State Trooper Ted Foss
- 08/20/10: Law enforcement to round up impaired drivers in end-of-summer DWI crackdown (134 KB PDF)
- 08/17/10: Pedestrian Fatalities hit the 20-death milestone for year (104 KB PDF)
- 08/13/10: It's a bird, it's a plane, it's Bert Blyleven – Traffic Safety Action-Man! (140 KB PDF)
- 08/10/10: July speed enforcement pulls over 27,628 speeders (114 KB PDF)
- 08/10/10: Troopers in Southwest Minnesota Focus On
Impaired Drivers during the Upcoming Enforcement Project (75 KB PDF)
- 08/05/10:
Distraction-free driving day: law enforcement turns focus to driver inattention
- 08/05/10: New texting and driving public service campaign showcases "Deadly Thumbs" and the texting "Techniques" (124 KB PDF)
- 08/02/10: Take action to stop distraction behind the wheel (103 KB PDF)
- 07/20/10: State on pace for lowest traffic fatalities since 1944 (24 KB PDF)
- 07/13/10: Speeding drivers on the radar for July enforcement (45 KB PDF)
- 07/06/10: June DWI Arrests: 125 busted in State's 13 "deadliest" counties for impaired driving (30 KB PDF)
- 07/01/10: DWI Enforcer All-Stars to be honored at Target Field (256 KB PDF)
- 06/30/10: Survey finds drivers mistakenly believe winter is most dangerous travel time (25 KB PDF)
- 06/17/10: 2009 Traffic Crash Report: MInnesota deaths lowest since 1944 (134 KB PDF)
- 05/27/10: Deadly 2009 Memorial Day weekend an alert for motorists (30 KB PDF)
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05/24/10: Fasten your seat belts—statewide enforcement clicks-off today
(37 KB PDF)
- 05/04/10: Vote Now For Best Teen-Produced Texting TV Spot (25 KB PDF)
- 04/27/10: State Hits 101 Road Deaths for the Year (25 KB PDF)
- 04/22/10: Prom Season An Alert To Legal-Age Alcohol Providers Of
Serious Consequences (81 KB PDF)
- 04/15/10: A Heavy Foot and Aggressive Driving Will Mean a Lighter Wallet with Added Speed Patrols In 2010 (28 KB PDF)
- 04/09/10: AT&T Texting & Driving Campaign Urges Consumers That ‘It Can Wait’ (431 KB PDF)
- 04/07/10: 172 Arrested For DWI In March During Heightened DWI Patrols In State’s “13 Deadliest Counties” For Impaired Driving (17 KB PDF)
- 03/25/10: Last 11 Days — A Deadly Stretch On The Road (17 KB PDF)
- 03/16/10: St. Patrick's Day Leads Holidays for DWI Arrests (32 KB PDF)
- 02/10/10: Teens Called on to Create TV Commercials to Discourage Texting and Driving (25 KB PDF)
- 02/05/10: Super Bowl DWI Enforcement to Flag Impaired Drivers for "Illegal Use of Keys" (23 KB PDF)
- 02/03/10: Alcohol-Related Deaths Decline But Drinking and Driving Still Accounts for One-Third of All Fatalities(113 KB PDF)
- 01/13/10: Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths program wins international safety award
- 01/11/10: December Dwi Crackdown Jails 2,577 Impaired Drivers; 4,586 Cited For Belt Violations (33 KB PDF)
- 01/04/10: Minnesota’s Annual Traffic Deaths Drop Again; 2009 Figure Projected To Be Lowest Since 1944 (159 KB PDF)
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