Minnesota lawmakers debate targeting chronic speeders

By: Kendra Mobilia

Outlets: Report for Minnesota

Published: February 27, 2026

Words: 492

Last Updated: 3 weeks ago

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When a speeding drunk driver crashed into the outside seating area of the Park Tavern in St. Louis Park and killed two people and injured a dozen others in 2024, Rep. Larry Kraft began looking for ways to prevent similar incidents in the future.

Now the St. Louis Park DFLer is sponsoring a bill that would use technology to force some drivers to slow down.

Kraft’s bill proposes …

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