2017 South Central Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths Workshop

The sixth annual workshop was held May 4, 2017, at the New Ulm Conference Center in New Ulm. 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 final agenda (PDF)
• Download the workshop e-packet (PDF)

Workshop Presentations

Regional TZD Crash Facts Overview

• Captain Jeremy Geiger, Minnesota State Patrol (PDF)

Social Media!

• Dave Boxum and Jennifer Longaecker, Public Information officers, Dept. of Public Safety, Office of Communications (PDF)

Engineering 201

• Brett Paasch, EIT, traffic engineer, MnDOT District 7 (PDF)

Critical Incident Stress Debrief

• Ann Jenson, executive director, Southwest Minnesota EMS Corporation (PDF)
• Mark Griffith, executive director, South Central Minnesota EMS Corporation (PDF)

The Challenges of Drowsy Driving

• Julie Hatleli, RN, BSN, Mayo Clinic Health System Regional Sleep Disorder Center (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 South Central 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 7
• South Central Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths Program

More Information

For questions about the workshop, please contact Annette Larson, South Central TZD Regional Coordinator, at annette.l.larson@state.mn.us or 507-720-2101.