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TRAFFIC SAFETY & ENFORCEMENT <br /> Towards Zero Deaths (TZD) <br /> The Pequot Lakes Police Department is one of nine agencies that participates in the Minnesota <br /> Towards Zero Deaths grant for Crow Wing County. Minnesota TZD, created in 2003, is the <br /> state's cornerstone traffic safety program, employing an interdisciplinary approach to reducing <br /> traffc crashes, injuries and deaths on Minnesota roads. <br /> Officers work to ensure compliance with traffic laws to improve roadway safety. The top four <br /> causes of crashes and injuries are driving while impaired, speed, not wearing a seatbelt and <br /> distracted driving. Distracted driving is a growing issue and continues to be a leading cause of <br /> crashes. <br /> During 2019, officers from the Pequot Lakes Police Department participated in 18 traffic <br /> enforcement events. During those events, officers arrested 17 subjects on various offenses (i.e. <br /> warrants and drug and alcohol DWIs) and issued 54 traffic citations. <br /> Towards Zero Deaths statistics assist with the Brained Lakes Towards Zero Deaths, a group <br /> within Crow Wing County, that includes law enforcement professionals, emergency responders, <br /> engineering staff and attorneys to respond to the needless traffic related deaths and injuries due <br /> to unrestrained vehicle occupants, misuse of safety seats, impaired and distracted driving. <br /> { 10 � <br />