380 Died On Minnesota Roads In 2018

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- Minnesota police are asking drivers to make a resolution to be safer on the road in 2018.

Preliminary numbers show 380 people died in traffic incidents last year.

Of those, the Department of Public Safety considers many preventable -- 27 of those deaths were related to a distraction behind the wheel, and 100 involved speeding.

The Department of Public Safety said 90 people who died were not wearing their seat belts.