2017 Southwest Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths Workshop

The ninth annual workshop was held April 21, 2017, at the Redwood Area Community Center in Redwood Falls, MN.The event helps facilitate the program's goal of creating a collaborative, comprehensive, and regional approach to reducing traffic deaths and severe injuries.

• Workshop final agenda(PDF)
• Workshop e-packet (PDF)
• Southwest Minnesota Regional Crash Data presentation (PDF)

Workshop Presentations

Regional TZD Crash Facts Overview

• Sgt. Troy Christianson, Minnesota State Patrol (PDF)

Social Media!

•  Kristin Loobeek, social media coordinator, MnDOT Communications (PDF)

Critical Incident Stress Debrief

• Ann Jenson, executive director, Southwest Minnesota EMS Corporation and Kathy Abram, lead trainer, Metro CISM (PDF)

The Challenges of Drowsy Driving 

• Jarad Ripperger, RPSGT, RST, CCSH, Director, Sleep Center of Willmar (PDF)

Workshop Goals

• Encourage traffic safety as a priority for policymakers
• Provide a method to bring traffic safety programs into your community
• Spread successes of the Southeast Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths program
• Network with other traffic safety advocates

Who Should Attend

• Community law enforcement
• Engineers
• Educators
• Emergency medical services
• Local policymakers
• Traffic safety advocates

Workshop Sponsors

• Minnesota Department of Public Safety
• Minnesota Department of Transportation District 8
• Southwest Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths Program

More Information

For questions about the workshop, please contact Melissa Hjelle, Southwest TZD Regional Coordinator, at melissa.hjelle@state.mn.us or 320-905-2319.