Apr 24, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Minnesota recorded its 100th traffic death of the year on Wednesday, marking the earliest point in a year that the total has hit triple-digits since 2016.
The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported two teenagers were killed in a crash Thursday near Alexandria, bringing the statewide count to at least 102 as of Friday morning.
According to the Minnesota Department of Public SafetyÃs Office of Traffic Safety, 20 more people have died on the roads than at the same point last year.
Speeding and alcohol were a factor in 60% of the deaths. The fatalities include 82 motorists, 11 pedestrians, two bicyclists and two motorcyclists.
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How can police mistake a gun for a taser? ‘Rare but possible’
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A stun gun, commonly called a taser has become a popular crime-fighting device since 1999. The devices are shaped like a handgun, but are different in look and feel from a police officer s service weapon. They are also often worn on the non-dominate side of a police officer. Al Amrhein | For NJ Advance Media
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Alabama law enforcement officers receiving routine training in using tasers, and there are no known instances in which a case of so-called “weapons confusion” has resulted in tragedy within the state.
2 hurt after SUV collides with bear in Crow Wing County Follow Us
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By - Associated Press - Saturday, April 24, 2021
BRAINERD, Minn. (AP) - Two people are recovering from injuries they suffered when their sport utility vehicle hit a bear in east-central Minnesota. The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported that 19-year-old Tyler S. Peterson and 20-year-old Cynthia Thompson, both of Brainerd, were northbound on Highway 25 in Crow Wing County on Friday night when they hit the bear, went off the road and overturned.
Both were wearing their seat belts, the Minnesota State Patrol said. They were taken to a hospital in Brainerd with non-life-threatening injuries. The patrol says alcohol was not involved.
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