(KNSI) – The Minnesota Department of Public Safety will soon be adding more DWI patrols in certain counties that have the highest rates of drunk driving injuries and fatalities. This includes the St. Cloud area.
DPS says from 2014 to 2018, just over half of the state’s drunk driving-related deaths occurred in just 15 of the state’s 87 counties. Stearns, Sherburne and Wright are on that list.
“Similarly, 982 people were seriously injured in alcohol-related crashes in the 15 counties out of 1,657 statewide,” a DPS blog post reads.
DPS says it will provide extra patrols through September to crack down on drunk driving in those counties.
Here’s the agency’s list of the most dangerous counties for drunk driving based on its 2014-2018 data:
- Hennepin
- Ramsey
- Anoka
- St. Louis
- Dakota
- Washington
- Stearns
- Sherburne
- Olmsted
- Wright
- Rice
- Cass
- Becker
- Scott
- Otter Tail
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