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October 26, 2021 - 7:42am | By Kyle Cornell
(St. Paul, MN) -- The number of traffic deaths in Minnesota this year is record breaking.
The Department of Public Safety announced Monday that the Gopher State has reached 401 deaths so far in 2021, compared to 322 this time last year. According to reports, this is the earliest Minnesota has reached 400 traffic fatalities since 2007.
Traffic officials say most of the deaths are the result of motorists ignoring traffic laws.
