Deadly Year so far on Minnesota Roads

The Minnesota Department of Public Safety says the number of traffic fatalities already this year is a “cause for a concern”. 

The department says 100 people have died on the roads so far this year. 

Of the 100 fatalities reported, there were six motorcyclists, 12 pedestrians, and one bicyclist. 

The state reached 100 deaths on April 29 last year. 

In 2015, there were 411 traffic deaths, marking the first time in five years that road fatalities passed the 400 mark.  Police say Minnesota is on pace to reach or surpass that number in 2016.  

Authorities say there are four factors playing a significant role in traffic deaths- distracted driving, speeding, drunk driving, and not wearing a seatbelt.