Minnesota on pace to set record for most deaths from ATV crashes

Our Opinion: Ride with care — ATV deaths are way up this year in Minnesota

DETROIT LAKES — No matter what type of ATV you’re riding — be careful out there. This year, Minnesota has already seen 30 fatal ATV crashes, double last year’s number, and surpassing the previous high of 27 deaths in 2020. Those fatal crashes occurred in Becker, Otter Tail and 16 other counties across the state. The Becker County crash was reported on Oct. 12, when a 48-year-old man was thrown off his ATV after it left the roadway on a cur…

Minnesota on pace to set record for most deaths from ATV crashes

Minnesota is on pace for a record number of deaths related to deadly all-terrain vehicle crashes this year. As of Nov. 5, 30 people have died in ATV crashes on Minnesota roads, ditches and trails in 2024. That number surpasses a previous high of 27 people killed in 2020, according to data tracked by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources for the past two decades. The number of ATV crashes — 253 — is on par with recent years, said Capt. Jo…

Deaths from ATV crashes in Minnesota surged in 2024 - Albert Lea Tribune

By Kirsti Marohn, Minnesota Public Radio News Minnesota is on pace for a record number of deaths related to deadly all-terrain vehicle crashes this year. As of Nov. 5, 30 people have died in ATV crashes on Minnesota roads, ditches and trails in 2024. That number surpasses a previous high of 27 people killed in 2020, according to data tracked by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources for the past two decades. The number of ATV crashes — 25…

Deaths from ATV crashes in Minnesota surged in 2024

As of Nov. 5, 30 people have died in ATV crashes on Minnesota roads, ditches and trails.