We mentioned yesterday that violent crime spiked in Minnesota in 2015, but new data suggests that distracted driving deaths also experienced an uptick last year. According to the latest data from the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, distracted driving played a role in 74 traffic deaths last year, a 21 percent increase from 2014. Not […]
DUIs Down, But Distracted Driving Still a Problem
Minnesota police officers say drunk driving arrests have continued to decline over the years, but they’re starting to see an uptick in distracted driving violations. Minnesota saw a huge decrease in drunk driving arrests in 2014. There were 21 percent fewer DUI arrests in 2014 compared to 2013, but Rochester Police Lt. John Sherwin said […]
