Unbelted fatalities on Minnesota roads hits 2012 high in October

The Minnesota Department of Public Safety says Monday that October was the deadliest month in 2012 for vehicle occupants who did not use seat belts. Preliminary reports said there were 15 unbelted fatalities in October, topping the previous high of 14 in August.

Author:: BMTN Staff
Publish date:: Nov 5, 2012

The Minnesota Department of Public Safety said Monday that October was the deadliest month in 2012 for vehicle occupants who did not use seat belts, the Star Tribune reported.

Preliminary reports said there were 15 unbelted fatalities in October, topping the previous high of 14 in August, the department said.

The department also said in a news release Monday that there have been 87 unbelted fatalities on Minnesota roads this year.

DPS Officer of Traffic Safety director Donna Berger said in the release that October's number of fatalities "demonstrates that many still take an extreme risk by not buckling up.

DONTCHA KNOW?

BMTN Newsletters Deliver The Biggest MN Stories

Get Our Newsletter

Payless_ShoeSource,_Bentley_Mall-1

It'll start liquidation sales on Sunday.

Screen Shot 2019-02-15 at 4.07.15 PM

The NHL trade deadline hits at 2 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 25.

Al Malmberg

Music and Radio

Malmberg was let go in 2008 and brought back in 2013.

Big Mac

Police said he was 'hangry.'

Kayla McKeon

Sponsored Story

A call to action was issued at the annual GiGi's Playhouse fundraising gala.

White tail deer

He also wants to dedicate $1.1 million to fighting the disease annual henceforth.

money, cash, $100

The list is based on average household income.

Screen Shot 2019-02-15 at 12.49.49 PM

The khaki pants will no longer be compulsory.

Rachel Banham

Ex-Gopher Rachel Banham won the 3-point shootout in 2016.

Screen Shot 2019-02-15 at 11.42.13 AM

The big winner on the night was the Spilled Grain Brewhouse.

police-car-lights

The suspect and two victims were killed in the incident.

Lindsay Whalen

Minnesota should be in the tourney projections over Purdue and Indiana.

The Minnesota Department of Public Safety projects we'll reach 355 deaths this year -- which would mark a fourth consecutive drop in traffic fatalities and a 38 percent reduction in deaths from a decade ago.

Safety officials say there are now more than 400,000 people licensed to ride in Minnesota, and they're spreading information about training programs in hopes of cutting back on the number of fatalities. The Public Safety Department says motorcyclists make up about one in 10 deaths on the roads every year.

Target Corp. says its same-store sales grew 2.4 percent in October, Forbes reports. Analysts were projecting same-store sales growth of 3.3 percent last month. The Minneapolis-based discount giant's total sales climbed 3 percent to $4.98 billion in October.

iStock_car-crash