Extra Seat Belt Enforcment Patrols Happening Now in Minnesota
Drivers in Minnesota are apparently in need of reminders on how to drive safely.
It seems like an endless barrage of stories about increases in speeding related deaths or drunk driving on the rise, now the Minnesota Department of Public Safety is reminding the public to buckle up, they say that they are seeing a rise in unbelted deaths on Minnesota roads and that is prompting them to step up enforcement.
Increased seat belt usage patrols started on May 24th and will continue through June 6th throughout the state. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration provided funding to The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Office of Traffic Safety for the increased patrols.
Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS he is still negotiating with the Minnesota State Fair about the possibility of taking over public safety at the fair this year, after State Fair Police Chief Paul Paulos announced he is retiring at the end of May .
In lawsuit filed Tuesday night, photographer Carolyn Cole and Bureau Chief Molly Hennessey-Fiske, both of the Los Angeles Times, alleged that troopers trapped them against a block wall and hit them