Extra CHP Officers Will Be on Patrol in Coming Months to Improve Motorcycle Safety Along Humboldt Highways, CHP Says
California Highway Patrol press release:
Whether you drive on a scenic highway or a congested freeway, motorcycles are all around. As such, motorcycle-involved crashes in California continue to be a major concern for the California Highway Patrol (CHP). From January 2019 through December 2019, provisional statistical data revealed there were 25 injury crashes involving motorcycles and 2 fatal crashes involving motorcycles in the CHP Humboldt jurisdiction.
In an effort to reduce the number of motorcycle incidents or crashes resulting from unsafe speed, following too closely, unsafe lane changes, improper turning, and other violations by both motorcyclists and other drivers, the CHP Humboldt Area will deploy additional officers on US-101 State Route 36 and State Route 299. In support of Motorcycle Awareness Month, the operation will commence on May 31, 2021.
Minnesota Has Already Hit 100 Traffic Deaths in 2021
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DPS: Minnesota surpasses 100 traffic deaths at earliest point in 6 years
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Preliminary figures from the Minnesota Department of Public Safety Office of Traffic Safety show 102 people have died on Minnesota roads since Jan. 1, compared to 82 last year at this time.
The state reported its 100th traffic death (preliminary) on April 21. This is the earliest date reaching the preliminary figure of 100 traffic fatalities in the last six years.
Recent deaths on state roads include:
A pickup driver traveling 80 mph in Wright County sideswiped an SUV at a curve in a construction zone. The pickup ran off the road and overturned a number of times. The unbelted 37-year-old male pickup driver was ejected and died. Alcohol and drug usage are suspected for the pickup driver. The buckled SUV driver was uninjured.