September 2019 Preliminary Fatal Crash and Fatality Numbers

• There were 27 fatal crashes in September, compared with 40 last year.
• There were 29 fatalities in September, compared with 43 last year.
• Of the 29 fatalities:
• 2 people died in distracted driving-related crashes.    
• 5 people died in speed-related crashes.   
• 9 people died in an alcohol-related crash. 
• 10  people died who were unbelted.    
•  were men, 11 were women were men, 11 were women and one was not reported. 
• 2 were pedestrians. 
• 0 were bicyclists.
• 3 were motorcyclists.
• 2,378 motorists were arrested for DWI in September, compared with 2,362 in September 2018.

 Fatalities by Age 

Year-to-date Fatalities (January-August)  

• Preliminary numbers show 264 people have been killed in traffic crashes in 2019, compared with 271 last year. 
• Of the 264 fatalities:
• 23 people died in distracted driving-related crashes.               
• 54 people died in speed-related crashes.    
• 70 people died in alcohol-related crashes.                              
• 53 people died who were unbelted. 
• 172 were men, 62 were women. 
• 26 were pedestrians. 
• 6 were bicyclists  were bicyclists
• 36 were motorcyclist 4 were motorcyclist  were motorcyclist 4 were motorcyclist
• 21,089 motorists were arrested for DWI so far in 2019 (January-September), compared with 20,117 through September 2018. That's a five percent increase.

January-September Fatalities by Age

Monthly Reports

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Trends

• Preliminary reports show there were 380 traffic deaths on Minnesota roads in 2018, compared with 358 in 2017
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