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Katherine A. Cooper is the coordinator for the Rice County Safe Communities Coalition.The Minnesota Department of Public Safety is passing around a DWI enforcement e-card. Be sure to check it out by clicking here.
Dear friends of traffic safety:Please join the Rice County Safe Communities Coalition for a presentation of the SE Minnesota Toward Zero Death (TZD) Initiative by Kristine Hernandez, MnDOT Public Affairs and Toward Zero Death Coordinator for SE Minnesota.Learn about traffic safety issues in southeast Minnesota and Rice County. As many of you may know, Rice County has been named to Minnesota's list of the 13 most dangerous counties for drunk driving. The good news is we have moved from No. 8 in 2010 to No. 10 for 2011 because our alcohol-related traffic fatalities and serious injuries have …
