Press Releases
Download press releases on traffic safety programs in Minnesota. Releases are listed by title and ordered by date. For more Press Releases, see the Department of Public Safety Website.
- 06/10/13: 10,342 unbelted motorists ticketed during click it or ticket campaign
- 06/07/13: “Speed week” means extra enforcement june 17-23
- 06/06/13: Higher temperatures lead to more bicyclist deaths, injuries
- 05/30/13: Ejected: Half of unbelted traffic deaths thrown from vehicle
- 05/28/13: Holiday weekend recap: at least four killed, 360 DWI arrests
- 05/23/13: On the road Memorial day weekend: drunk drivers, motorcyclists and seat belt enforcement
- 05/20/13: State Road Deaths Top 100 for Year as Click It or Ticket Patrols Start
- 05/16/13: Click It or Ticket: Increased Seat Belt Patrols Take to Minnesota Roads May 20
- 05/14/13: AAA, Minnesota Safety Council publication provides drivers with a refresher prior to the deadliest time on our roadways (53 KB PDF)
- 05/09/13: Champions of Change honored in DC
- 05/09/13: DPS Rolls Out Metro's Largest One-Day DWI Crackdown
- 05/06/13: Voting Opens for Top Teen "Buckle Up and Pay Attention" TV PSA
- 05/02/13: MnDOT announces Safe Routes to School grants that support 105 Minnesota schools
- 04/17/13: Statewide Distracted Driving Enforcement April 18
- 04/08/13: Deadliest Weekend of the Year: Eight Killed on Minnesota Roads
- 04/03/13: Four State Trooper Squads Struck in March — 10 Hit To-Date for the Year
- 03/14/13: Law Enforcement Plans a Wee Bit of Extra DWI Enforcement St. Patricks Day Weekend
- 03/07/13: “Speed Week” offers extra fine enforcement March 18-22:Officers Give Tips For Encountering Aggressive Drivers (123 KB PDF)
- 03/08/13: Remind Employees Not to Push Their Luck This St. Patrick's Day
- 03/07/13: Dwi Patrols Increased For St. Patrick’s Day Weekend (126 KB PDF)
- 03/06/13: 11 killed in 10 days on Minnesota roads: First pedestrian death of 2013 reported
- 02/25/13: State Program Provided 4,591 Car Seats to Low-Income Families During Last Two Years
- 01/31/13: Drunk Driving Deaths on Super Bowl Sunday Tally Zero During Last Four Years
- 01/29/13: Forget the Super Bowl Commercials — Minnesota Teens Create Safe Driving TV Spots to Win $1,000
- 01/18/13: Tips to Putting the Brrrrakes on Winter Driving Crashes
- 01/11/13: December Campaign Results in 2,551 DWI Arrests in Minnesota
- 01/03/13: Minnesota Traffic Deaths Up in 2012, Marking State's First Increase in Deaths in Five Years
- 12/27/12: Minnesota Goes for Fifth Straight Year of Zero Drunk Driving Deaths on New Year's Eve
- 12/06/12: Drunk Drivers on the Naughty List for December DWI Patrols
- 11/05/12: Unbelted Deaths: 87 Killed in 2012 — October Deadliest Month
- 1018/12: State Seat Belt Compliance Continues to Climb; Females, SUV Motorists Best at Belting
- 10/05/12: Teens Turn Cameras on to Seat Belts, Distracted Driving in TV Commercial Contest
- 09/17/12: 30 Years of Child Passenger Safety Laws Highlight Importance of Car Seats, Boosters
- 09/13/12: 1,842 DWI Arrests During Statewide Campaign, Aug. 17-Sept. 3
- 09/11/12: Ask a Trooper: Is the correct depth for my tire's tread depth really to the top of Abe Lincoln head on a penny?
- 09/07/12: August Deadliest Month for Riders As State Hits 40 Deaths for Year
- 09/04/12: Ask a Trooper: School Bus Stop Arm Violations
- 09/03/12: Buses, Pedestrians Serve as Back-to-School Safety Test for Motorists
- 08/31/12: Final 2011 Minnesota Drunk Driving Report: 111 Killed, 29,257 Arrested for DWI
- 08/22/12: U.S. Department of Transportation Announces New Federal Grant Program to Help States Fight Distracted Driving
- 08/21/12: Minnesota Hits 200 Road Deaths for Year as Statewide, Three-Week DWI Crackdown Continues
- 08/16/12: Majority of State's Drunk Driving Fatal Crashes Involve Drivers at Twice the 0.08 Legal Limit
- 08/10/12: 23,285 Ticketed in July Speed Enforcement Campaign
- 08/08/12: U.S. Department of Transportation Releases New “Faces of Distracted Driving” Video
- 07/11/12: Drop the Excuses, Drop Your Speed — Extra Enforcement in July
- 07/02/12: Fourth of July: Deadliest Day of the Year on the Road
- 06/28/12: DPS Urges DWI Offenders to Use Device for Sober, Legal Driving
- 06/13/12: Final 2011 Traffic Crash Report: 368 Killed
- 06/11/12: 12,639 Unbelted Motorists Ticketed During Click It or Ticket Campaign
- 06/01/12: Rollover Crashes Result in High Ejection Rate for Unbelted Motorists
- 05/30/12: 4 Deaths During Memorial Day Weekend
- 05/25/12: 99 traffic deaths to-date; Memorial Day weekend travel
- 05/24/12: St. Michael Teen Wins "Buckle Up" TV PSA Contest
- 05/10/12: Elk River, St. Michael and Winona Teens Battle for Top "Buckle Up" TV PSA
- 05/08/12: Teen Driver Fatality Risk Quadruples with Multiple Young Passengers
- 05/04/12: Spring Is in the Air — And Extra DWI Patrols Are on the Roads
- 05/03/12: Minnesota's Biggest Killer of Teens: Traffic Crashes
- 05/02/12: Bicycle riding up, fatalities down in Minnesota
- 04/16/12: No LOL Matter — Extra Texting, Distracted Driving Enforcement April 19
- 03/26/12: Minnesota's Primary Seat Belt Law Saves Lives, Money
- 03/20/12: 246 O'Busted for DWI During St. Patrick's Day Celebrations
- 03/15/12: No Blarney — Extra DWI Patrols on St. Patrick's Day
- 03/08/12: Deaths Highlight that Teens, Young Adults Not Buckling Up in the Back
- 02/07/12: 13 of 18 Motorists Killed in January Not Buckled Up
- 02/03/12: Nearly Half of Super Bowl Sunday Traffic Deaths Alcohol-Related
- 01/27/12: Added DWI Patrols Target 13 Counties in 2012
- 01/18/12: First 10 Road Deaths of 2012 — 8 Not Buckled Up
- 01/10/12: 2,573 Cuffed During Statewide December DWI Crackdown
- 01/09/12: New Youth Leadership Opportunity: MADD Minnesota’s Youth Advisory Council
- 01/04/12: Annual Traffic Deaths Fall Under 400 for First Time Since 1944