20K motorists in Minnesota cited for speeding during July enforcement campaign

Law enforcement across Minnesota wrote more than 20,000 speeding tickets during July's enforcement campaign - by far the most handed out during a single effort to crack down on fast driving since the onset of the pandemic.

And drivers were not just going the proverbial 5 to 10 mph over the limit, authorities say. Nearly a third of agencies that participated in the monthlong campaign clocked drivers going well over 100 mph, including Minnesota Vikings No. 1 draft pick Jordan Addison, who was stopped by a state trooper for going 140 mph on I-94 in St. Paul.

"The fact that the month generated that kind of activity emphasizes the challenge we have on Minnesota roads," said Mike Hanson, director of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety's Office of Traffic Safety. "There is no excuse for that driving conduct. We are paying a horrific price for that."

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