February 2019 Preliminary Fatal Crash and Fatality Numbers

• There were 16 fatal crashes in February compared with 17 last year.
• There were 18 fatalities in February compared with 19 last year.
• Of the 18 fatalities:
• 1 people died in distracted driving-related crashes. 
• 2 people died in speed-related crashes. 
• 4 people died in alcohol-related crashes. 
• 4 people died who were unbelted. 
• 11 were men, 7 were women. 
• 2 were pedestrians. 
• 0 were bicyclists.
• 0 were motorcyclists.
• 1,974 motorists were arrested for DWI in February, compared with 1,996 in February 2018.

February Fatalities by Age

Year-to-date Fatalities (January – February)  

• Preliminary numbers show 45 people have been killed in traffic crashes in 2019, compared with 41 last year. 
• Of the 45 fatalities:
• 5 people died in distracted driving-related crashes. 
• 9 people died in speed-related crashes. 
• 8 people died in alcohol-related crashes. 
• 7 people died who were unbelted. 
• 26 were men, 19 were women. 
• 10 were pedestrians. 
• 0 were bicyclists
• 0 were motorcyclists
• 4,113 motorists were arrested for DWI so far in 2019 (January – February), compared with 3,967 this time last year.

January - February Fatalities by Age  

Trends

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