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February 24, 2025 No Comments
Chatfield Police Department Sakinah Lamoni Caradine, 25, Chatfield, Minn., 11/30/2024, Driving After Revocation, Fine $200, Total Fees $285.  11/30/2024, Failure to Stop at Stop Sign, Fine $50.   Xavier James Johnson, 18, Severn, Md., 11/12/2024, Speeding (39/30), Fine $40, Total Fees $125.  Jose Maleh, 57, Monroe, N.Y., 11/24/2024, Speeding (44/30), Fine $50, Total Fees $135.   Asha Ahmed Mohmed, 53, Postville, Iowa, 11/12/2024, Speeding (46/30), Fine $60, Total Fees $145.  Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Terris Arthur Schmitz, 44, Spring Valley, Minn., 11/16/2024, Failure to Stop at Stop Sign, Fine $50, Total Fees $135.  Sally Ann Vrieze, 55, Chatfield, Minn., 2/6/2025, Speeding – Exceed Limit of 55 mph Where Appropriate (65/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $125.   Houston County Sheriff’s Office Michael Davis Benson, 23, Waukon, Iowa, 1/25/2025, No Proof of Insurance – Driver, Fine $200, Total Fees $275.   Maria Louise Hendrickson, 21, Decorah, Iowa, 1/19/2025, Speeding – Exceed Limit 55 mph Where Appropriate (65/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $115.   La Crescent Police Department Steven Anthony Meger, 71, La Crosse, Wis., 1/30/2025, Speeding – Exceed Limit of 30 mph – Urban District (40/30), Fine $40, Total Fees $115.   Valerie Jena Pishnery, 40, Tomah, Wis., 2/5/2025, Give Peace Officer False Name/Birthdate/Identification Card, Fine $50, Total Fees $200.  Local Confinement – two days.  Credit for time served: two days.   Minnesota Department of Natural Resources – Enforcement Division Carlos Garcia, 45, Burnett, Wis., 1/31/2025, Personal Floatation or Lifesaving Device Required (in Watercraft), Fine $25, Total Fees $100.   Minnesota State Patrol – Rochester Ryker Wayne Bergo, 39, Chatfield, Minn., 2/5/2025, Speeding (74/55), Fine $60, Total Fees $145. Logan Dale Copeman, 26, Spring Valley, Minn., 12/5/2024, Speeding (60/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $125.   Chad Cody Ferguson, 49, Spring Valley, Minn., 1/15/2025, Speeding (64/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $125. Phillip Lee Graunke, 35, Savage, Minn., 11/25/2024, Driving After Revocation, Fine $200, Total Fees $285.   Matthew Wayne Horsman, 60, Chatfield, Minn., 1/2/2025, Seat Belt Required – Driver and Passenger Must Use, Fine $25, Total Fees $110.   Nicole Jo Horsman, 50, Chatfield, Minn., 1/2/2025, Seat Belt Required – Driver and Passenger Must Use, Fine $25, Total Fees $110.   Donovan Matthew Lennis, 20, Stewartville, Minn., 1/15/2025, Speeding (64/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $125. Thomas Louis Peterson, 68, La Crosse, Wis., 1/30/2025, Speeding (69/55), Fine $50, Total Fees $135.  Alexander Joseph Seidl, 25, Winona, Minn., 1/3/2025, Speeding (72/55), Fine $60, Total Fees $145.   Ronald Anthony Still, 50, Fountain, Minn., 11/26/2024, Driving After Revocation, Fine $200, Total Fees $285.  11/26/2024, No Insurance – Driver, Fine $200.   Carlos E. Teran Zambrano, 38, Chicago, Ill., 11/24/2024, Speeding (89/60), Fine $100, Total Fees $285. Matthew Scott Weiss, 20, Harmony, Minn., 1/30/2025, Speeding (81/60), Fine $70, Total Fees $225.   Michael Wayne Strom, 21, Minneapolis, Minn., 8/22/2024, Speeding (57/40), Fine $60, Total Fees $135. 
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Sgt. Troy Christianson

Ask a Trooper

May 19, 2025 By Troy Christianson Leave a Comment

Question: I read your last article about road construction and work zones. Can you talk about the zipper merge? It seems like a lot of people don’t know what it is or can’t figure it out. Thank you.

Answer: The “Late Merge – Zipper Merge” is a driving strategy that requires drivers to change their mindset about merging. Traditionally, drivers have been taught to merge early when a lane is ending. Early merging leads to longer backups, more crashes and road rage incidents.

Zipper Merge Procedure

• When you see the “lane closed ahead” sign and traffic is backing up, stay in your current lane until the point of merge.

• Take turns with other drivers to safely and smoothly merge into the remaining lane.

• When traffic is heavy and slow, it is safer to remain in your current lane until the point where traffic can take turns merging orderly.

Benefits of the Zipper Merge

• Reduces the difference in speeds between two lanes, making lane changes easier and safer.

• Reduces the overall length of traffic backups by up to 40%.

• Reduces congestion at freeway interchanges, especially in metropolitan areas.

• Creates a sense of fairness when all lanes are moving at the same speed.

• Reduces incidents of road rage.

You can avoid a ticket – and a crash – if you simply buckle up, drive at safe speeds, pay attention and always drive sober. Help us drive Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths.

If you have any questions concerning traffic related laws or issues in Minnesota send your questions to Sgt. Troy Christianson – Minnesota State Patrol at 2900 48th Street NW, Rochester, MN 55901-5848. Or reach him at Troy.Christianson@state.mn.us.

Zipper merging creates a sense of fairness when all lanes are moving at the same speed. Image submitted
Zipper merging creates a sense of fairness when all lanes are moving at the same speed.
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On March 19, Ethan Charles Olson, 28, of Canton, appeared before District Court Jeremy Clinefelter.  Olson is charged with 32 felonies; 16 counts of Possess Pornographic Work - Minor Under 14, and 16 counts of Possess Pornographic Work - … Read More...

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