2024 Southeast Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths Workshop

Download the final agenda (PDF).

Presentation Slides

• Welcome & Regional Roundup (PDF)
  Mark Schoenfelder, District Engineer, MnDOT District 6 and Southeast Minnesota TZD Regional Co-chair, and Jessica Schleck, Southeast Minnesota TZD Regional Coordinator
• Strategic Highway Safety Plan: Minnesota Needs YOU! (PDF)
  MnDOT Staff and Alliant Engineering 
• Crash Reconstruction Using Drone Technology (PDF)
  Trooper Josh Kuisle, Minnesota State Patrol
• Understanding Grief: What to Say, What to Do, How to Help (PDF)
  Randy Stocker, Speaker and Author, Hugs Help; Our story of Tragic Loss, Survival and Helping Others
• Roadside Testing for Cannabis and Other Drugs—Through Saliva! (PDF)
  Sgt. Eric Bormann, Minnesota State Patrol
• Hot or Not: How to Spot Minnesota Compliant Cannabinoid Products! (PDF)
  Brenda Pohlman, Fillmore County Toward Zero Deaths Coordinator
• Working Together to Keep Everyone Safe on Our Roadways and ATV Trails: Minnesota DNR (PDF)
  Sgt. Phil George, Department of Natural Resources
• Working Together to Keep Everyone Safe on Our Roadways and ATV Trails: ATV MN (PDF)
  Chris Conroy, ATV Minnesota Safety Committee, South Metro ATV, DNR Youth Safety Instructor, DNR Trail Ambassador
• Responsible Beverage Service Training (RBST) Now Includes Cannabis Education! (PDF)
  Cleven Duncan, Responsible Beverage Service Liaison, Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Alcohol & Gambling Enforcement Division

Workshop Goals

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

Credit

Attendees are eligible for 4.75 Professional Development Hours (PDHs). Download the credit form (PDF) for your records. 

Workshop Sponsors

• Southeast Minnesota TZD Program
• Minnesota Department of Public Safety
• Minnesota Department of Transportation, Office of Traffic Engineering and District 6
• Minnesota Department of Health
• Minnesota State Patrol

More Information

With questions, please contact Jessica Schleck, Southeast TZD Regional Coordinator, at Jessica.Schleck@state.mn.us or 507-286-7602.