Serious-injury, fatal crash rates rising on roads of southwest Minnesota

Serious-injury, fatal crash rates rising on roads of southwest Minnesota

UPPER SIOUX COMMUNITY — The roads of southwestern Minnesota are not living up to the friendly reputation of the people who make the rural area home. Rates of fatal crashes and of crashes that cause serious injury, per mile driven in the region, exceed the averages for Greater Minnesota overall as well as statewide averages. Serious-injury and fatal crash numbers are increasing at a greater rate than the rest of the state as well, according to in…