2018 Northwest Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths Workshop

The ninth annual workshop was held May 23, 2018, in Thief River Falls, MN. The event helps facilitate the program's goal of creating a collaborative, comprehensive, and regional approach to reducing traffic deaths and severe injuries.

• Download the agenda (PDF)

Workshop Presentations

The Breakdown: Regional TZD Data

• Mike Hanson, Director, Dept. of Public Safety Office of Traffic Safety, and Mike Ginnaty, MnDOT District 2 District Engineer and Northwest Minnesota TZD co-chair (PDF)

15 Years of Minnesota TZD: Major Accomplishments and What the Future Holds

• Kristine Hernandez, Minnesota TZD program coordinator (PDF)

Bad Ethics, Bad Engineering

• James Cownie, MnDOT Deputy Chief Counsel (PDF)

Drug Trends in Northwest Minnesota

• Sgt. Chris Bjerken, Minnesota State Patrol, and Trooper Aaron Bommersbach, Drug Recognition Expert, Minnesota State Patrol (PDF)

Workshop Goals

• Encourage traffic safety as a priority for policymakers
• Provide a method to bring traffic safety programs into your community
• Spread successes of the Northwest Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths program
• Network with other traffic safety advocates

Who Should Attend

• Community law enforcement
• Engineers
• Educators
• Emergency medical services
• Local policymakers
• Traffic safety advocates

Workshop Sponsors

• Minnesota Department of Public Safety
• Minnesota Department of Transportation District 2
• Northwest Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths Program

More Information

For questions about the workshop, please contact Sue Johnson, Northwest TZD Regional Coordinator, at susan.marie.johnson@state.mn.us or 218-766-5943.