(St. Paul, MN) — The period from Memorial Day to Labor Day lived up to its billing as the “100 deadliest days of summer” on Minnesota roads.
Office of Traffic Safety Director Mike Hanson says the preliminary numbers show that 161 people lost their lives during that 100-day period. Last year that number was 168 and the year prior to that it was 167.
Hanson says that’s way too many traffic deaths and substantially ahead of 2018 and 2019. He says speed, impairment and distraction are to blame for most fatalities.
Hanson also reminds Minnesota drivers that seat belts save lives.