![State Recorded 1 Traffic Death During Thanksgiving Weekend](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2011/04/traffic.jpg?w=980&q=75)
State Recorded 1 Traffic Death During Thanksgiving Weekend
UNDATED - 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. A driver up in Norman County was killed on Friday.
To-date, there has been 313 traffic deaths this year, compared to 369 at this time last year.
More From AM 1240 WJON
![Minnesota Vehicle Fatalities Concerning in 2023](http://townsquare.media/site/66/files/2022/11/attachment-GettyImages-1238021750.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![DPS Addresses Growing Sextortion Threat On Minnesota Families](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2022/11/attachment-cover-5.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Extra DWI Enforcement Patrols in Minnesota This Holiday Season](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2022/11/attachment-aijohn784-Getty-Images.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Minnesota DVS Reopening Remaining Driver Exam Stations](http://townsquare.media/site/241/files/2021/03/shutterstock_1683298480-scaled.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![DPS: No Known Credible Threats in Minnesota](http://townsquare.media/site/66/files/2021/10/attachment-GettyImages-1269166224.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Online Tools Help Minnesotans Get Their REAL ID Faster](http://townsquare.media/site/150/files/2021/05/State-Of-Minnesota.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Minnesota Records 100th Traffic Death of 2021](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2017/11/Crash.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![DPS: 13 Unsolved Church Arson Fires – Including Melrose – Since 2012](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2016/06/Melrose-Church.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Minnesota Dad of Teen Victim Warns of Distracted Driving](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2016/06/Distracted-Driving.jpg?w=980&q=75)