MnDPS
Dash Cam: State Trooper Collides with Deer
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- Dash Cam: State Trooper Collides with Deer
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- 11 years ago
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- The trooper behind the wheel of this squad didn't have time to react before a deer slammed into his vehicle earlier this month.
This dash cam video is a good reminder just how quickly crashes with deer can happen. Here are some tips to help you avoid deer crashes:
• Drive at safe speeds and always be buckled up.
• Be especially cautious from 6 to 9 p.m. when deer are most active.
• Use high beams as much as possible at night, especially in deer-active areas.
• Motorists: don’t swerve to avoid a deer.
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- DPS Media Availability: Dangers of Marijuana Wax
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- 11 years ago
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- The manufacturing of marijuana wax is on the rise, resulting in a number of fires, explosions and overdoses and is a great public safety risk.
The Department of Public Safety, along with the St. Cloud Police Department held a news availability to discuss recent murder charges resulting from a marijuana wax manufacturing operation and educate the public on the dangers of the drug.
A marijuana wax manufacturing operation in St. Cloud recently led to the death of a woman after an explosion. In a separate incident, two teens overdosed in Duluth after using the potent drug.
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- Public Safety Alert: Marijuana Wax Dangers, Duluth Mother Speaks Out
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- 11 years ago
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- Recently two teens overdosed in Duluth after using marijuana concentrates. The mother of one of those teens, who wishes to remain anonymous, spoke to the Department of Public Safety in hopes of educating the public and preventing another tragedy.
She said her son was hallucinating, hearing noises and eventually was rushed to the hospital when he was having trouble breathing.
“I was just scared not knowing if he was able to breathe, if he was going to die before they go there,” said the Duluth mother who wishes to remain anonymous. “I do think it’s a wake-up call and it would be really great if we could stop it before it gets too bad.”
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- 911: Wireless Phone Limitations - Lifesaving Information
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- 11 years ago
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- Eighty percent of 911 calls placed in Minnesota are made from a wireless phone. These phones currently have limitations when it comes to providing immediate, detailed location information.
That means consumers must provide additional information to 911 call takers. In this video, the Minnesota Department of Public Safety outlines information that may be lifesaving.
Learn more at ecn.dps.mn.gov.
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- Highlights: DNA Leads BCA to Victim's Identity in 1980 Homicide
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- BCA Assistant Superintendent Drew Evans, BCA Forensic Science Services Director Catherine Knutson and Faribault County Sheriff Michael Gormley provided information about a significant development in a Minnesota cold case.
A murder victim has been identified as a result of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension’s (DPS/BCA) effort to learn the identities of Minnesota’s unidentified human remains. Mitochondrial and nuclear DNA tests have identified the teen as Michelle Yvette Busha, 18, of Bay City, Texas.
Busha’s body was discovered on May 30, 1980. She had been assaulted and murdered, her body dumped in a ravine off I-90 east of Blue Earth in Faribault County. Robert Leroy Nelson, a Minnesota State Patrol trooper at the time, confessed to the crime nine years later. Nelson is serving a life sentence in Texas for this and other crimes. Investigators were unable to determine the victim’s identity, and her body was interred at Riverside Cemetery in ...
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- DPS News Conference: DNA Leads BCA to Victim's Identity in 1980 Homicide
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- BCA Assistant Superintendent Drew Evans, BCA Forensic Science Services Director Catherine Knutson and Faribault County Sheriff Michael Gormley provided information about a significant development in a Minnesota cold case.
A murder victim has been identified as a result of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension’s (DPS/BCA) effort to learn the identities of Minnesota’s unidentified human remains. Mitochondrial and nuclear DNA tests have identified the teen as Michelle Yvette Busha, 18, of Bay City, Texas.
Busha’s body was discovered on May 30, 1980. She had been assaulted and murdered, her body dumped in a ravine off I-90 east of Blue Earth in Faribault County. Robert Leroy Nelson, a Minnesota State Patrol trooper at the time, confessed to the crime nine years later. Nelson is serving a life sentence in Texas for this and other crimes. Investigators were unable to determine the victim’s identity, and her body was interred at Riverside Cemetery in ...
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- DPS Media Availability: Plan for a Sober Ride, Extra DWI Enforcement St. Patrick’s Day
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- 11 years ago
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- It’s hard to dance a St. Patrick’s Day Jig in the back of a squad car, but there are options available so people can plan for a sober ride home.
The Department of Public Safety held a media availability to announce extra DWI enforcement on Minnesota roads and encourage motorists to find alternative rides home.
Safe Communities of Wright County is an example of one rural Minnesota area which implemented a sober cab ride program to make its roads safer for all motorists. Since the program began in 2010, officials say an increasing number of people are making the smart choice of finding alternative transportation home.
Law enforcement across Minnesota made 1,192 DWI arrests during the St. Patrick’s Day holiday over the past five years (2010 – 2014). Making the choice to drive drunk wrecks lives. Four alcohol-related deaths and 10 life-changing injuries can be linked to St. Patrick’s Day drunk driving the past five years.
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- DPS Media Availability: Motorcyclists Returning to Minnesota Roads
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- 11 years ago
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- Public safety officials urge motorcycle safety as riders take advantage of warmer weather and get back on Minnesota roads.
Safety is critical, especially early in the riding season. Last year, the first motorcycle fatality of the season happened March 11. It was the second earliest motorcycle fatality ever in Minnesota. The earliest was February 28, 2002.
MSF-Certified riding instructors demonstrated how to ride safe and avoid road hazards early in the riding season.
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- Tragedy Prevented: Smoke Alarms Save Grandma, Granddaughter from Burning Home
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- 11 years ago
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- Karen Hubert and her granddaughter Morgan were asleep when a fire broke out in Karen's home just south of Paynesville, Minnesota.
Working smoke alarms and Morgan's quick-thinking gave them the critical seconds needed to safely escape the burning home.
Karen hopes her story emphasizes the importance of testing your smoke alarms.
Change the batteries in your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms at least once a year. Those alarms save lives -- but only if they work.
All smoke alarms should be replaced every 10 years. Working smoke alarms cut in half your risk of dying in a residential fire.
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- Highlights: A Mother's Message, Texting and Driving Changes Lives
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- To keep another family from suffering the pain of seeing their child injured or worse, a Minnesota mom speaks out on the dangers of texting while driving.
Kelsey Dyals’ 21-month-old son Henry was severely injured last July in Eagan when a teen driver crashed into their vehicle while reading a text.
Kelsey publicly shared her story for the first time as part of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety’s effort to help motorists understand the dangers of distracted driving.
She encourages motorists to make the smart choice by putting down their devices and pay attention to the road.
Distracted driving is a leading cause of crashes in Minnesota. It accounts for one in four crashes and approximately 65 deaths and 235 serious injuries each year.
On July 17, 2014, Kelsey Dyals’ life changed forever when her car was hit by a vehicle driven by a 17-year-old driver. The 17-year-old, who was reading a text, turned into o...
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- In Her Own Words: Trooper Struck on the Interstate
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- 11 years ago
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- DPS Media Availability: Texting and Driving Changes Lives, A Mother's Message
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- To keep another family from suffering the pain of seeing their child injured or worse, a Minnesota mom speaks out on the dangers of texting while driving.
Kelsey Dyals’ 21-month-old son Henry was severely injured last July in Eagan when a teen driver crashed into their vehicle while reading a text.
Kelsey publicly shared her story for the first time as part of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety’s effort to help motorists understand the dangers of distracted driving.
She encourages motorists to make the smart choice by putting down their devices and pay attention to the road.
Distracted driving is a leading cause of crashes in Minnesota. It accounts for one in four crashes and approximately 65 deaths and 235 serious injuries each year.
On July 17, 2014, Kelsey Dyals’ life changed forever when her car was hit by a vehicle driven by a 17-year-old driver. The 17-year-old, who was reading a text, turned into o...
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- Former Viking Teams Up with Law Enforcement to Stop Drunk Driving
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- 11 years ago
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- The Big Game is full of big decisions, and for football fans, the most important choice could be whether to drive drunk or get a sober ride home. Minnesota motorists who make the wrong decision will encounter extra DWI patrols during the Big Game weekend.
In the past 10 years, DWI arrests in Minnesota have spiked by 24 percent during the Big Game weekend compared to the weekend before, and 18 percent more compared to the following weekend, according to the Department of Public Safety (DPS) Office of Traffic Safety.
Former Viking Encourages Motorists to Drive Sober
Minnesota Vikings great Chuck Foreman knows what it’s like to play in the Big Game. When Foreman took the handoff, he had to make tough choices on the field, but off the field, the decision to drive sober was easy.
“I knew if I made the wrong choice, I risked not only fumbling away my career, but possibly my life or someone else’s life,” said Foreman.
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- Dash Cam: Trooper, Citizens Help Save Man's Life
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- A 77-year-old northern Minnesota man who had a heart attack behind the wheel and crashed his truck survived thanks to passersby who pulled his lifeless body from the vehicle and performed CPR.
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- MSP Dashcam: State Patrol Troopers Hit in Winter Weather Crashes
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- The Minnesota State Patrol responded to hundreds of crashes across the state during the most recent winter storm.
Four State Patrol squads were hit during that time. This video shows dash-cam of three of the State Patrol Trooper vehicles hit during the recent winter storm.
Trooper Kristie Sue Hathaway was in her vehicle on I-494 in Eagan with a citizen when her squad was struck early Friday morning.
Trooper Hathaway and the citizen were injured in the crash. Both were treated and released at a local hospital. The driver who struck the Trooper’s vehicle was arrested on suspicion of DWI and criminal vehicular operation.
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- DPS Media Availability: Four State Troopers Hit within 24 Hours
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- The Minnesota State Patrol responded to hundreds of crashes across the state during the most recent winter storm.
Four State Patrol squads were hit during that time. Trooper Kristie Sue Hathaway was in her vehicle with a citizen when the squad was struck early Friday morning.
Trooper Hathaway and the citizen were injured in the crash. Both were treated and released at a local hospital. The driver who struck the Trooper’s vehicle was arrested on suspicion of DWI and criminal vehicular operation.
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- Be Prepared: Winter Weather Driving Advice
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- We all dread it, but winter weather driving is part of life in Minnesota.
Road conditions can become extremely dangerous with little warning. That's why it's crucial to be prepared and patient.
Stay safe while on the road in the winter:
-Avoid unnecessary travel if conditions are too poor.
-Buckle up, and make sure child restraints are secured tightly. It is recommended to use bulky clothes and blankets on top of the child restraint harness, not beneath, to ensure harness restraints fit properly.
-Drive at safe speeds according to road conditions, and provide for plenty of travel time.
-Increase safe stopping distance between vehicles.
-Use extra precautions when driving around snowplows by keeping at least five car-lengths behind plows.
-If skidding, remain calm, ease foot off the gas, and turn the steering wheel in the direction you want the front of the vehicle to go.
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- Highlights: Graduated Driver Licensing Law Changes
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- As part of the new Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) law, parents will now play an even larger role in their child’s development as a driver.
The Minnesota Department of Public Safety discussed changes in the GDL, which include increased hours behind the wheel for teens, a required supervised driving log and a parent awareness class offered by all driver education providers.
The availability featured a mother who recently attended a parent awareness class. Sarah Schacht, who has a 16-year-old licensed driver and a 15-year-old permitted driver, believes the parent awareness class gives parents new tools to help their children become better drivers.
The teen driver licensing changes go into effect January 1, 2015.
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- Behind the Wheel: A Teen's Perspective
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- A new law that takes effect on Jan. 1 will better prepare teens before they get their driver’s licenses and provide parents with resources to help their teens become safer drivers.
The enhanced Graduated Driver Licensing law:
• Requires all driver education programs to offer parent awareness classes which provide information on teen driving risks, laws, and the important role parents play in influencing teen safe driving behaviors.
• Increases the minimum number of hours teens must practice driving before licensure and requires a supervised driving log.
Inexperience is often a factor in crashes involving teen drivers, in addition to distraction and speed. In 2013 alone, there were 6,040 crashes involving at least one teen driver ages 16-17. That’s more than 16 crashes each day.
“We encourage parents to attend an awareness class with their soon-to-be teen drivers, and practice with their teens well beyond the minimum requirem...
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- DPS Media Availability: Graduated Driver Licensing Changes
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- As part of the new Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) law, parents will now play an even larger role in their child’s development as a driver.
The Minnesota Department of Public Safety discussed changes in the GDL, which include increased hours behind the wheel for teens, a required supervised driving log and a parent awareness class offered by all driver education providers.
The availability featured a mother who recently attended a parent awareness class. Sarah Schacht, who has a 16-year-old licensed driver and a 15-year-old permitted driver, believes the parent awareness class gives parents new tools to help their children become better drivers.
The teen driver licensing changes go into effect January 1, 2015.
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- DPS Media Availability: Carbon Monoxide Poisonings Spike in Winter Months
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- Following the death Wednesday evening of a Minnesota man and his 11-year-old daughter, the Minnesota Department of Public Safety and Regions Hospital discussed the importance of carbon monoxide alarms, how families can prevent tragedy in their homes and the symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning.
The media availability featured a woman who lobbied for the state’s carbon monoxide alarm law after losing her daughter to carbon monoxide poisoning 10 years ago.
When temperatures drop, carbon monoxide deaths and poisonings spike and concern about the odorless, tasteless gas increases. CO kills people without warning every year.
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- From Heartbreak to Helping: Family Hopes Perri's Story Saves Lives
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- Perri Heideman died April 10, 2014, in a hay bale fire on her family's farm in Adrian, Minn. She was 10 years old and a third-grader at Ellsworth Elementary School.
Minnesota State Fire Marshal Division investigators believe Perri was using matches or a lighter inside the hay bales.
Todd and Lonna are remembering their daughter by sharing the story of her tragic death in the hope that it will save lives.
For more information about preventing children from misusing fire, or if you know a child who is overly interested in fire, call 1-800-500-8897 or go online to www.sfm.dps.mn.gov.
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- State Fire Marshal Bruce West on Youth Firesetting
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- Youth firesetting is a serious problem -- but help and resources are available. Minnesota State Fire Marshal Bruce West talks about why parents need to teach their children at a young age that fire is to be feared, not played with. Need help? Call 1-800-500-8897.
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- DPS News Conference: Extra DWI Enforcement Over Holiday Season
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- To keep motorists and memories safe this holiday season, law enforcement officers around the state will focus extra attention on drunk drivers during the holiday DWI enhanced enforcement campaign -- starting November 26 and every weekend through December 27.
Holiday parties and family gatherings can create special memories, but for some, the memories are painful after losing a loved one to a drunk driver. Lynne Goughler knows all too well — there is no pressing the rewind button after a drunk driver gets behind the wheel and forever changes the lives of others. Lynne lost both her parents to a drunk driver during the week of Thanksgiving.
“Instead of having the cherished memories of celebrating Thanksgiving with my family, every November I relive the pain of losing my parents,” said Goughler. “It is my dream that in my lifetime we will eliminate drunk driving.”
Two people were killed and 17 suffered life-changing injuries in drunk drivi...
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- Dangerous School Bus Safety Violation Caught on Camera
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- Video: This oncoming semi in St. Louis County, Minnesota, came dangerously close to a child waiting to board the school bus. The driver has been charged from the Sept. 10 incident.
A 2014 survey revealed that in just one day, Minnesota school bus drivers reported 402 illegal passing violations. Stay alert for bus warning lights and stop arms.
In Minnesota, there are approximately 16,472 buses that transport 768,244 students daily.
As always, we want to remind drivers to pay attention and be extra cautious around school buses, especially when red lights are flashing.
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- DPS News Conference: State Patrol Trooper Receives National Award
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- Trooper Brian Beuning was presented with the Officer of the Month Award from the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund during a ceremony in St. Paul.
Trooper Beuning rescued a woman who was trapped in a car that was stranded in flood-waters near Beaver Creek, MN. The area had experienced heavy rains, causing wide-spread flooding.
Just seconds after the woman escaped, the car was swept away by the flood waters. Because the flood-waters were too strong, Trooper Beuning held on to the woman and braced himself against the flood’s currents until help could arrive.
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- Dash cam: Deer Collides with Minnesota State Patrol Squad Car
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- Video: A State Trooper collided with a deer on Highway 34 in Hubbard County last week.
Deer can appear out of nowhere, especially at night. Be especially cautions from 6 to 9 p.m., drive at safe speeds and always buckle up. Don’t veer for deer.
For deer-vehicle safety information, visit the following link: https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/ots/deer-vehicle-safety/Pages/default.aspx
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- Attention College Students: Campus Fire Safety Tips
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- Fire injures college students and damages property every year both on and off campus.
There are many causes of campus fires, but most are due to a lack of knowledge about fire safety and prevention. Alcohol also plays a role. Awareness and an action plan will improve chances of survival.
This video offers some basic campus fire safety tips from State Fire Marshal Bruce West.
Learn more at sfm.dps.mn.gov.
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- Governor's Fire Prevention Day at the 2014 Minnesota State Fair
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- Video: Flag-raising ceremony and presentation featuring remarks by Governor Mark Dayton, Department of Public Safety Commissioner Mona Dohman and State Fire Marshal Bruce West. The Minnesota State Fire Service Memorial Pipe Band also will perform.
The 16th annual Governor's Fire Prevention Day provides opportunities for fairgoers to learn about fire-safe behavior, safe escape from a fire, and improvements in burn treatment and firefighting equipment. The Governor’s Council on Fire Prevention and Control is the host of the event.
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- Look Ahead: Minnesota State Patrol Day at the Minnesota State Fair
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- Minnesota State Patrol Day at the Minnesota State Fair is Monday, Aug. 25, 2014.
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- Look Ahead: Governor's Fire Prevention Day at the Minnesota State Fair
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- Governor's Fire Prevention Day at the Minnesota State Fair is Friday, Aug. 22, 2014.
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- School Bus Safety: Don't Text and Drive
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- The Minnesota State Patrol and Century College teamed up to create this video about paying attention and obeying the signs and flashing lights around school buses.
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- School Bus Safety: You Can Afford 30 Seconds
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- The Minnesota State Patrol and Century College teamed up to create this video about paying attention and obeying the signs and flashing lights around school buses.
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- DPS News Conference: Enhanced Impaired Driving Enforcement
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- Video: A news conference to announce enhanced impaired enforcement through Labor Day. The news conference will feature people who have lost loved ones in impaired crashes.
In the last three years (2011 – 2013), 279 people lost their lives in drunk driving crashes in Minnesota and 81 were killed in 2013 alone. Beyond the fatalities, 2,300 people suffered injuries in alcohol-related crashes last year.
Law enforcement will be focusing extra attention on drunk drivers during a DWI enforcement and education campaign Aug. 16 through September 1.
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- Life Has No Rewind: Impaired Driving
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- Investigators Need Your Help with Fatal Hit-And-Run Crash
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- The Minnesota State Patrol is asking for the public’s help identifying a driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run Aug. 2 in Oak Park Heights, Minn.
One bicyclist — 37-year-old Mai D. Yang — died Monday from her injuries. E. Xiong, Yang’s husband and the other bicyclist, was critically injured and is recovering at Regions Hospital.
The Minnesota State Patrol and Oak Parks Heights police have yet to locate the suspect vehicle or its driver. The couple was hit head-on around 11:50 p.m. near the Wendy’s on 60th Street North, the frontage road along Highway 36.
Anyone who witnessed the incident or has information about the vehicle or its driver is asked to call State Patrol Sgt. Eric Zastrow at 651-539-1151 or the Oak Park Heights Police Department at 651-439-4723.
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- I-90/94 Challenge: Zero Deaths, Fewer Crashes
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- Motorists traveling through Minnesota on two of the country’s most highly traveled and dangerous interstates will notice an extra law enforcement presence during a four-day enforcement campaign starting Friday.
The Minnesota State Patrol and law enforcement officials in 14 other states are joining together with a goal of zero deaths on Interstates 94 and 90 between Washington state and New York Aug. 1-4. That’s more than 5,600 miles of road.
The I-90/94 Challenge will use education, awareness and strict enforcement to save lives and remind all motorists to drive safely.
“We’re looking to go 0 for 4 this weekend: Zero traffic fatalities and less than 300 total crashes along the entire Interstate 90/94 corridor during the four-day period,” said Lt. Col. Matt Langer of the Minnesota State Patrol. “Law enforcement agencies in 15 states are banding together and cracking down on driving behavior that too often have tragic consequences. We need ...
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- DPS News Conference: I-90/94 Challenge
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- Motorists traveling through Minnesota on two of the country’s most highly traveled and dangerous interstates will notice an extra law enforcement presence during a four-day enforcement campaign starting Friday.
The Minnesota State Patrol and law enforcement officials in 14 other states are joining together with a goal of zero deaths on Interstates 94 and 90 between Washington state and New York Aug. 1-4. That’s more than 5,600 miles of road.
The I-90/94 Challenge will use education, awareness and strict enforcement to save lives and remind all motorists to drive safely.
“We’re looking to go 0 for 4 this weekend: Zero traffic fatalities and less than 300 total crashes along the entire Interstate 90/94 corridor during the four-day period,” said Lt. Col. Matt Langer of the Minnesota State Patrol. “Law enforcement agencies in 15 states are banding together and cracking down on driving behavior that too often have tragic consequences. We need ...
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- No Excuses: No Need For Speed
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- Law enforcement officers have heard all kinds of excuses from speeders. However, speed is a leading contributing factor in fatal and serious injury crashes, according to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety/Office of Traffic Safety (DPS/OTS).
In the last three years (2011-2013), illegal and unsafe speed was attributed to 212 fatal crashes, 235 deaths and 666 serious injuries. In many crashes, additional factors such as alcohol and distraction often combine with speeding to wreck cars and lives.
Data shows that speeding doesn't save much time. Traveling at 55 mph versus 45 mph for a 10-mile journey only shaves off about two and one-half minutes of travel time.
OTS is an anchoring partner of the state's Toward Zero Deaths (TZD) traffic safety initiative.
#NoNeedForSpeed
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- Want to Love Your Job? Apply Now with the State Patrol @ mntrooper.com
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- Troopers Chang Her and Allen Thill talk about the benefits of being part of the Minnesota State Patrol.
Apply now at mntrooper.com.
#IWantThatHat
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- Looking For A Career Change? Join the Minnesota State Patrol
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- Trooper Allen Thill talks about how he went from being a meteorologist to joining the Minnesota State Patrol.
Apply now at mntrooper.com.
#IWantThatHat
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- Make Your Office the Highway -- Become a State Trooper
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- Trooper Chang Her talks about why he loves his job with the Minnesota State Patrol.
Apply now at mntrooper.com.
#IWantThatHat
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- DPS Media Availability: 2013 Crash Facts
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- 12 years ago
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- The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Office of Traffic Safety (DPS/OTS) highlights the findings of the Minnesota Motor Vehicle Crash Facts 2013 report. Peggy Riggs also shares a personal story. Her son, David, was killed by a driver who was texting.
After a jump in 2012, Minnesota traffic fatalities dropped to 387 last year, the second lowest total in a decade. The top contributing factor was drinking and driving, which killed 117 people last year.
While fewer people died on Minnesota roads, the total number of crashes increased by 12 percent to 77,707 in 2013. Driver inattention/distraction, failure to yield right-of-way and illegal/unsafe speed continue to be the top contributors to all crashes.
The Minnesota Motor Vehicle Crash Facts 2013 report is an annual summary of traffic crashes and describes how, why and where crashes occurred and who was involved. DPS will use this information to determine future traffic safety initiatives that wil...
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- Have A Blast: Use Fireworks Safely
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- State Fire Marshal Bruce West Offers Tips, Explains What's Legal to Use in Minnesota
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- Dash cam: Mudslide on Highway 25 north of Belle Plaine
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- A trooper caught this video of a mudslide nearly taking out an oncoming vehicle.
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- Raw Video: Boundary Waters Rescue on June 12, 2014
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- 12 years ago
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- Eight stranded people (three adults and five children) were rescued in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. The Minnesota State Patrol and St. Paul Fire Department supported Lake County's rescue effort on Thursday.
This video was taken from the State Patrol helicopter by a rescuer from the St. Paul Fire Department.
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- State Patrol Locates Driver of Semi Involved in Dangerous School Bus Incident
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- UPDATE:
The driver of the semi that illegally passed a school bus and was caught on video turned himself in Tuesday night. Thank you to everyone who shared this video and helped spread the word.
ORIGINAL POST:
The Minnesota State Patrol is looking for the public's help tracking down a semi that illegally passed a stopped school bus May 30, nearly hitting a young female student waiting alongside the highway.
Cameras inside the bus captured the close call, which happened on Highway 23 near Paynesville and New London. Footage shows the semi blow past the stopped bus — lights flashing and stop arm down — and continue along the highway. The girl and bus driver were not injured.
Several witnesses called 911 but were unable to provide enough details for authorities to locate the semi. Anyone with information about this incident or the semi is asked to call Minnesota State Patrol Lt. Brian Reu at 651-405-6047.
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- DWI Confessions: Jail
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- DWI Confessions PSA features the real-life story of a Minnesotan arrested for DWI. Each year, nearly 28,000 people are arrested for DWI and approximately 35 percent of all traffic deaths are alcohol-related. One in seven Minnesota drivers has a DWI on record. A DWI offense can result in loss of license for up to a year, thousands in costs and possible jail time.
Learn more about impaired driving at: ots.dps.mn.gov
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- DWI Confessions: Cost
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- DWI Confessions PSA features the real-life story of a Minnesotan arrested for DWI. Each year, nearly 28,000 people are arrested for DWI and approximately 35 percent of all traffic deaths are alcohol-related. One in seven Minnesota drivers has a DWI on record. A DWI offense can result in loss of license for up to a year, thousands in costs and possible jail time.
Learn more about impaired driving at: ots.dps.mn.gov
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- Tornado: Watford City, North Dakota on May 26, 2014
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- 12 years ago
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- Video Credit: Dan Yorgason and Storyful
What if a tornado was headed right for you?
Videos from the recent twister that struck a North Dakota crew-camp show why an emergency plan is critical.
Planning ahead — especially when you are outdoors — may save your life. Learn how: http://tinyurl.com/l2p6rp8
