Statewide summer traffic blitz yields 51K tickets
Nearly 300 Minnesota law enforcement agencies issued 51,615 speeding citations during this summer's "100 deadliest days" traffic-enforcement campaign, state officials said.[1]
Officers also made 1,431 DWI arrests and wrote 68 citations for drivers clocked at 100 miles per hour or more, and issued 159 move-over citations.[1] Preliminary Minnesota Department of Public Safety data show 28 speed-related fatal crashes during the campaign.[1]
Nearly 300 agencies took part in the campaign, which was funded by a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration grant.[1]
Law enforcement reported extreme speed stops that included 146 mph in the State Patrol East Metro area and 141 mph by Gilbert police.[1] Other stops included 140 mph by St. Francis police, 137 mph by Shakopee police, and three separate 133-mph stops involving State Patrol and the Olmsted County Sheriff's Office.[1]
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- Nearly 300 Minnesota law enforcement agencies took part in the 2026 “100 deadliest days” summer traffic-enforcement campaign using federal NHTSA grant funding.
- Officers issued 51,615 speeding citations, made 1,431 DWI arrests, wrote 68 tickets to drivers going 100 mph or more, and issued 159 citations for failing to move over for emergency vehicles.
- Preliminary DPS data show 28 speed-related fatal crashes during the campaign period, with extreme speed stops including 146 mph (State Patrol East Metro), 141 mph (Gilbert PD), 140 mph (St. Francis PD), 137 mph (Shakopee PD), and three separate 133‑mph stops involving State Patrol and the Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office.
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