Lives Lost in Traffic Crashes in 2023

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Kenneth John Blumberg, Anastasia Payne, Colleen Marie Lamberton, Romeo Antonio Thompson, Kendrick Marcel Hemphill, Benjamin Camacho, Timothy Vasilyevich Vlasyuk, William Alexander Flores-Zamora, Alexander John Ripka, Neeah Lorraine Ripka, Karl Dennis Blomgren, Robert John Wright, Mark Patrick Richardson, Edward Jack Larson, James David Orth, Tanner Duane Kugler, David Wallace Johnson, Judith Norton Little, Jacob Charles Olson, Kevin Michael Blonigen, Leo Joseph Buxbaum, Dennis Roger Krenz, Jose Antonio Diaz Barranco, Logan James Pfeffer, Steven Michael Floding, Hunter Duane Standfield, Douglas Austin Franks, Diana Leigh Farm-Franks, Charles Burton McQuay, Brett Robert Iees, Shirley Evelyn Olson, Chad William Stutzka, Scott Bernard Bolduan, David Kowalsky, Lambert Gerard Butler, Michelle Lea Bermel, Tou Long Xiong, Robert Curran, Taylor Grace Rosenfeldt, Dan Alejandro Venegas Garcia, Laarae Lynn Martine, Dale Francis Kuchenmeister, James Joseph Garcia, John Pierce McIntyre, Adrianna Marie Aguilar, Brenna Lynn Amos, Spencer Neal Streed, Nraughli Vang, Pa Moua, Rodrigo Leon Dooley, Terry Jon Pelovsky, Todd Allen Hektner, Mark Elliot Pasvogel, Bennett Ruth Whitfield, Josue Gochez Perez, Xavier Ryan Henson, Robert Douglas Lezer, Paul Brian Bakken, Jonathan Edward Jedlicka, Kay Marie Spielman, Jedd Robert Johannes, Bryan Adam Schreiner, Shalie Dawn Bucholz-Lipp, Sail Da Moo, Vernon Richard Read, Juan Antonio Herrera Rincon, Annette Renee Larson, Christian Scott Springer, Arlo Keith Lampton, Jean Aron Nelson, Wendy Gonzalez, Terry Lee Perich, Craig Steven Broyles, Tristan Jay Jaeckels, Charles Robert Gerardy, William James Clough, Melissa Anne Clough, Doris Ruth Stubson, Michael Gerard Kerns, Aletha Ione Gerken-Gilbert, Bruce Allan Mikkelson, Duane Daniel Johnson, Shaye Michael Terrill-Yaklich, Kelvin Oriel Gomez-Landero, David Lambert Scherping, Collin James Flynn, Paul Edward Craven, Christa Lynn Webster, Naomi Rene Carpenter, Arthur Melvin Jacobson, Seth Mason Rolfs, Preston Rhyn Haley, Luke Andrew Jacobs, Jason Lee Fletcher, Toby Jo Birr, Barton Ross Osgar, Bonnie Corinne Lindquist, Jeffrey Lee Leibel, Mheretab Solomon Eshete, Adoniyas Solomon Kebede, Steven Kim Peterson, Lavonne Ethel Mcgowan, Bryce Winston Skaar, April Lynn Pecchia, Lucy Lynn-Larue Pecchia, Margaret Helen Peterson, Jeremy William Otto, Jacqueline Rae Rose, Burnell Edward Beermann, Horace Darin Otis, Alexander Louis Wurl, Scott Joseph Hollencamp, Michael Gustav John Froberg, Bondalyn Lou Hansen, Hailey Ann Berghuis, Edward Mccoy Casterlow, Gary Lynn Rognrud, Rosemary Ann-Foote Lundquist, Lana Renae Tibodeau, Scott Darrel Fossum, Brilly Karen Cabrera Carchi, David Philip Norris, Gerson Edilberto Mejia Mendoza, Stacy Lee Szczepanski, Dean Nathaniel Christopherson, Ubah Mohamed Osman, Megan Rae Taylor, Kevin Michael Boundy, Elijah Michael Reardon, Sandra Joyce Hill, John Thomas Nordeen, Robert Leo Faulhaber, John Warren Johnson, Razia Sultana Qureshi

Reported names through July 2023.

This year: 288 deaths on Minnesota roads. Prevent tragedy. Drive smart.

Preliminary as of Sept. 22.

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HSEM: Take control and prepare for an emergency with three steps

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That's why our Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEM) division is teaming up with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to encourage people across the state to take control of their disaster response with three steps:

Assess your needs.
Make a plan.
Engage your support network.

Learn more in our latest DPS blog.

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OJP: Grant programs put resources in hands of local community experts

The hands of two people grasped on a tabletop. All across our state, Minnesotans are putting their passion to work and serving their community. However, to help their friends and neighbors, they need resources. That's where our Office of Justice Programs (OJP) grants come in.

OJP has funding available through the Community Crime Intervention and Prevention and Youth Intervention Program grants to support these critical initiatives.

Learn more in our DPS blog.

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