June 2019 Preliminary Fatal Crash and Fatality Numbers

• There were 37 fatal crashes in June, compared with 31 last year.
• There were 41 fatalities in June, compared with 34 last year.
• Of the 41 fatalities:
• 3 people died in distracted driving-related crashes.    
• 7 people died in speed-related crashes. 
• 8 people died in an alcohol-related crash. 
• 5 people died who were unbelted.    
• 28 were men, 13 were women. 
• 2 were pedestrians. 
• 1 was bicyclists.
• 9 were motorcyclists.
• 2,571 motorists were arrested for DWI in June, compared with 2,191 in June 2018.

 Fatalities by Age (1 unknown/not reported)

Year-to-date Fatalities (January – June)  

• Preliminary numbers show 151 people have been killed in traffic crashes in 2019, compared with 155 last year. 
• Of the 110 fatalities:
• 15 people died in distracted driving-related crashes.       
• 29 people died in speed-related crashes. 
• 32 people died in alcohol-related crashes.         
• 27 people died who were unbelted. 
• 100 were men, 51 were women. 
• 19 were pedestrians. 
• 2 were bicyclists
• 14 were motorcyclist 4 were motorcyclist
• 13,489 motorists were arrested for DWI so far in 2019 (January – June), compared with 12,896 through June 2018.

January - June Fatalities by Age (1 unknown/not reported)

Monthly Reports

• February 2019 
• March 2019
• April 2019
• May 2019

Trends

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