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MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY NEWS ADVISORY Bruce Gordon, Director of Communications FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 29, 2015 Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Driver and Vehicle Services CONTACT: Lt. Tiffani Schweigart, 651-201-7146 Scott Wasserman, 651-201-7571 NEWS CONFERENCE: HIGHWAY 12 SAFETY COALITION CHALLENGES PUBLIC TO GO 12 MONTHS WITHOUT A FATALITY Going 12 for Highway 12 WHAT: Emergency Communication Networks The Highway 12 Safety Coalition will announce efforts to reduce fatalities and serious injuries on the highway by challenging motorists to go 12 months without a fatal crash. In the past five years (2010 – 2014), there have been 12 fatal crashes on Highway 12 resulting in 16 deaths. The 38 mile stretch in Wright and Hennepin Counties has the highest fatal crash rate in the metro, compared with similar highways. Homeland Security and Emergency Management Minnesota State Patrol With growing concern over road fatalities, the Highway 12 Safety Coalition formed in 2014, combining experts and resources from both Hennepin and Wright Counties. Office of Communications Office of Justice Programs Following two fatal crashes in one week in December of 2014, rumble strips were installed along portions of Highway 12. Despite the added safety features, three more lives were lost in August 2015, including Liz Squire’s sister, Chelsea Langhans, who died in a head-on collision. Office of Pipeline Safety Office of Traffic Safety To improve safety on the highway that stretches through 10 communities, the coalition is combining efforts and resources to achieve zero deaths on highway 12. State Fire Marshal WHEN: WHERE: WHO: Monday, November 30, 11:00 a.m. West Hennepin Public Safety 1918 County Rd. 90 Maple Plain, MN Chief Gary Kroells, West Hennepin Public Safety Liz Squire, Lost sister in Highway 12 crash Scott McBride, MnDOT Metro District Engineer Col. Matt Langer, Chief of the Minnesota State Patrol 445 Minnesota Street, Suite 100 • Saint Paul, Minnesota 55101-5155 • dps.mn.gov • facebook.com/MnPublicSafety • @MnDPS_DPS WHY: Highway 12 has been a cause for concern for many years as lives have been lost and families changed after serious or fatal crashes along the corridor. In August, two crashes claimed three lives on Highway 12, prompting the public to ask for solutions to fatalities along the highway. Highway 12 Wright Hennepin Total (2010 – 2014) County County Fatal Crashes 6 (total 6 (total deaths: 12 (total deaths: 7) 9) deaths: 16) Life Changing 3 9 12 Injury Crashes Non-Life 91 136 227 Threatening Injury Crashes Property Damage 192 368 560 Total Crashes 292 519 811 Note: For future requests regarding the “Going 12 for Highway 12” project, please contact Lt. Tiffani Schweigart: 651-201-7146. Editor’s Note: A live stream of the news conference will appear on YouTube at the following link: https://youtu.be/II32hn73Qn4. Should our Internet connection fail, or you experience technical problems during the live event, you can access a recorded version posted to the MnDPS YouTube channel soon after the live stream. ###