Loading ...Pushing for Changes to Increase Safety on Highway 70
In the wake of a double fatal crash on New Year’s Day, local leaders are speaking out and expressing their concerns over the dangers of Highway 70. Pine County Commissioner Steve Hallan is one the many pushing for changes for what has been described as a “deadly” highway.
He spoke about the issue at Tuesday’s Pine County board meeting.
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According to the Minnesota State Patrol, Michael Moris, 50, and Robin Moris, 48, both of Pine City were killed when their car was hit head-on on Highway 70 by a Chevy truck driven by Scott Heckel, 44, of Pine City.
Pine County Chief Deputy Steve Ovick says that Friday’s fatal crash points to the continued dangers of Highway 70.
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The Pine County Board approved the Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic (HEAT) grant at Tuesday’s meeting. The grant will help pay for overtime hours so officers can provide extra patrols to roads that have statistically proven to be dangerous.
Pine County Board chairman Doug Carlson says work will be done to try to increase safety for drivers on Highway 70.
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PC MOM 01/6/10 at 2:51pm
Wow. Carlson is agreeing to something that will improve Pine City??
SKK 01/8/10 at 6:34pm
Wow – blaming a highway for a drunk driver killing 2 innocent people – whats wrong with this picture. Do you think maybe the highway did not kill these people, but a DRUNK DRIVER did and he has 5 DWI’s – why in Gods name was he driving. What has the Pine County Sheriff Department done to prevent this – 5 DWI’s – someone has seen him drive – How did he get a car, how was he able to drive – what was our law enforcement doing – he has driven before without a license and we all know it. Lets deal with the real problem here – get drunk drivers off the roads in this county – this is not the first time this has happened in this County. Carlso, I do believe you are just as guilty – DRINKING and DRIVING and resisting arrest. Roads do not kill people – in this case drunk driving killed people