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Published August 17, 2011, 07:19 AM

Minnesota roads growing safer

Every crash, every story, every individual, adds up. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS) recently released its 2010 Crash Report. It recorded 411 traffic deaths in Minnesota – the lowest number since 1944 when 356 people were killed. The report also showed that there was a 15 percent decrease of motorcyclist deaths and the lowest number of alcohol-related deaths on record.

By: Caroline Roers, Intern, Alexandria Echo Press

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