Farm equipment roadway crashes most often occur with tractors, planters, combines and other large machinery. Farm trucks and trailers, given their size, weight and speed, are also at risk. Safety experts advise ensuring trucks and trailers are in good operating condition, clearly marked with required lighting and loaded securely.
During the week of June 1-7, 2025, trained observers visited 320 sites across 16 counties to collect seat belt use observations for drivers and right front-seat passengers in vehicles with gross vehicle weights up to 10,000 lbs. North Dakota’s seat belt use study provides statistically reliable data from a field survey of driver and right front-seat passenger seat belt use.
A team training for several North Dakota and Minnesota DUI Treatment Courts will be held August 6-7 at the North Dakota State University Memorial Union in Fargo, ND. The training will be provided by Impaired Driving Solutions, a division of All Rise, delivering research-based and innovative solutions that lead to more effective services for individuals affected by substance use and mental health disorders to eliminate impaired driving.
This issue of the newsletter will cover screening and assessment and some of the informational tools available to judges and court personnel. The sooner that impaired drivers can be screened, assessed and connected with services, the better informed decision making will be throughout the criminal justice process. I believe this statement is true for almost all defendants.
