Law enforcement watches for distracted driving
Published on May 4, 2022 at 10:54am EDT | Author: Chad Koenen
0Ask A Trooper
Sgt. Jesse Grabow
Question: I spend a fair amount of time on the road and I see a lot of driver’s on their cell phones. What are you guys doing about it?
Answer: Right now, to help change dangerous driving behaviors, law enforcement agencies statewide are participating in a distracted driving enforcement campaign April 1-30. We’ve been doing this for several years now as April is “national distracted driving awareness month.” Along with enforcement, we continue to put this information in newsprint, radio, TV and social media.
No one intends to seriously injure or kill someone by driving distracted, but good intentions alone don’t prevent crashes. Smart choices do. In Minnesota, distracted driving contributed to more than 39,000 crashes from 2017-2021 and an average of 28 deaths and 161 serious injuries each year.
Drive smart and keep yourself and others safe by parking the phone, avoiding distractions and paying attention. Visit WWW.HandsFreeMN.org and WWW.DriveSmartMN.org for more information.
If you have any questions concerning traffic related laws or issues in Minnesota, send your questions to Trp. Jesse Grabow – Minnesota State Patrol at 1000 Highway 10 West, Detroit Lakes, MN 56501-2205. (You can follow him on Twitter @MSPPIO_NW or reach him at, jesse.grabow@state.mn.us).