AM 1240 WJON » traffic deaths http://wjon.com Sun, 19 May 2013 05:28:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Statewide Traffic Deaths Pass 200 Mark http://wjon.com/statewide-traffic-deaths-pass-200-mark/ http://wjon.com/statewide-traffic-deaths-pass-200-mark/#comments Tue, 21 Aug 2012 17:46:34 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=126733 Traffic deaths in Minnesota have passed the 200 mark for the year. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety says there has been 205 people killed on Minnesota roads.

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]]> http://wjon.com/statewide-traffic-deaths-pass-200-mark/feed/ 0 Getty Images 'Deadliest' Traffic Day Yields No Deaths in Minnesota http://wjon.com/deadliest-traffic-day-yields-no-deaths-in-minnesota/ http://wjon.com/deadliest-traffic-day-yields-no-deaths-in-minnesota/#comments Fri, 06 Jul 2012 13:21:25 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=115780 There were no reported traffic deaths on what was expected to be the deadliest day of the year on Minnesota roads. The Department of Public Safety reported Thursday that statewide numbers were still being compiled, but preliminary reports indicate no one died on the Fourth of July holiday.

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]]> http://wjon.com/deadliest-traffic-day-yields-no-deaths-in-minnesota/feed/ 0 ElvertBarnes, Flickr Minnesota Traffic Deaths in 2011 Lowest Since 1944 http://wjon.com/minnesota-traffic-deaths-in-2011-lowest-since-1944/ http://wjon.com/minnesota-traffic-deaths-in-2011-lowest-since-1944/#comments Wed, 13 Jun 2012 23:08:02 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=109567 Safety officials say Minnesota's traffic deaths in 2011 were the state's lowest annual death count since 1944. Officials on Wednesday released Minnesota's final traffic crash report for 2011.

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]]> http://wjon.com/minnesota-traffic-deaths-in-2011-lowest-since-1944/feed/ 0 Abby Faulkner State Recorded 1 Traffic Death During Thanksgiving Weekend http://wjon.com/state-recorded-1-traffic-death-during-thanksgiving-weekend/ http://wjon.com/state-recorded-1-traffic-death-during-thanksgiving-weekend/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:55:29 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=54922 This may have been our safest Thanksgiving travel period in our state's history. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety says there was only one traffic fatality in the state between 6:00 p.m. Wednesday and midnight Monday.

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]]> http://wjon.com/state-recorded-1-traffic-death-during-thanksgiving-weekend/feed/ 0 Getty Images Minnesota Hits 200 Traffic Deaths For The Year http://wjon.com/minnesota-hits-200-traffic-deaths-for-the-year/ http://wjon.com/minnesota-hits-200-traffic-deaths-for-the-year/#comments Wed, 17 Aug 2011 10:25:34 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=26658 Two hundred people have now died on Minnesota roads this year, but the Department of Public Safety says that's actually down from the 244 deaths on the state's roads at this time last year.

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]]> http://wjon.com/minnesota-hits-200-traffic-deaths-for-the-year/feed/ 0 Getty Images Minnesota Road Deaths Hit 100 For The Year http://wjon.com/minnesota-road-deaths-hit-100-for-the-year/ http://wjon.com/minnesota-road-deaths-hit-100-for-the-year/#comments Thu, 26 May 2011 10:23:00 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=16408 Minnesota is off to a safer start on the roads this year, compared with the previous two years. So far this year, more than 100 people have been killed in traffic crashes on Minnesota roads.

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]]> http://wjon.com/minnesota-road-deaths-hit-100-for-the-year/feed/ 0 Getty Images Report: 9 Deaths In 7 Days On Minnesota Roads http://wjon.com/report-7-deaths-on-minnesota-roads-in-7-days/ http://wjon.com/report-7-deaths-on-minnesota-roads-in-7-days/#comments Thu, 24 Feb 2011 18:11:20 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=8667 This has been an especially deadly week on Minnesota roads. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety says nine people have died in the last seven days.

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]]> http://wjon.com/report-7-deaths-on-minnesota-roads-in-7-days/feed/ 0 2010 State Traffic Deaths On Par With 2009 http://wjon.com/2010-state-traffic-deaths-on-par-with-2009/ http://wjon.com/2010-state-traffic-deaths-on-par-with-2009/#comments Mon, 03 Jan 2011 18:01:14 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=3710 At least 410 people were killed on Minnesota roads in 2010. The preliminary records were released today (Monday) from the Minnesota Department of Public Safety.

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]]> http://wjon.com/2010-state-traffic-deaths-on-par-with-2009/feed/ 0 Getty Images Minnesota On Pace For Fewest Traffic Deaths Since 1944 http://wjon.com/minnesota-on-pace-for-fewest-traffic-deaths-since-1944/ http://wjon.com/minnesota-on-pace-for-fewest-traffic-deaths-since-1944/#comments Tue, 28 Dec 2010 16:44:46 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=3278 After an entire holiday weekend without a traffic death, Minnesota is on pace for an even safer year on the state's roads. 397 people have died in traffic crashes this year. That's less than the 421 traffic deaths last year, which had been the lowest number since 1944.

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