5 EYEWITNESS NEWS Investigates: Unpunished Drivers Committed Nearly 900 Crimes

A 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS investigation has uncovered a massive state failure that allowed convicted drivers to escape punishment and commit nearly 900 crimes when they shouldn't have been behind the wheel, putting your life in danger.

It's a story we've tried to bring you for nearly two years, but the state's Department of Public Safety fought to keep it secret.

5 EYEWITNESS NEWS reporter Mark Albert led our investigation to expose the truth.

Watch our investigation above.

 

WEB EXTRAS:

Click here for an interactive map to see how many traffic offenses were committed in your county by drivers who the state forgot to punish.

Click here to see a list of the types of offenses committed by those 344 people during the period when the state should have taken enforcement action.

Click here to see a list of the people with the highest number of offenses during the period when the state should have taken enforcement action.

Click here to see a map showing the areas of Minnesota impacted the most by the failure.

Read the statement issued by the Minnesota court system in response to our investigation.

Read the statement by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety in response to our investigation.

Read the opinion by the Minnesota Department of Administration siding with KSTP-TV in the 20-month fight to get access to the conviction data.

Read the letter sent to 14,600 drivers by the court system about their lost convictions

Read the letter sent to 14,600 drivers by the DPS Driver & Vehicle Services about their delayed punishment

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