Newly released reports show that nearly four dozen people were killed on Nebraska roads in the first three months of this year. The reports from the Nebraska Department of Roads show 47 people died on Nebraska roads from January through …
Virginia recorded eight fatal highway crashes over the July 4th holiday, up from the seven recorded during last year’s Independence Day. The Virginia State Police said Monday that four of the eight fatalities involved motorcycle crashes. Two of the victims …
The Department of Public Safety says 35 people were killed in February from fatalities, with Oklahoma County leading the state. DPS says Oklahoma County had six fatalities, followed by Bryan and Lincoln counties with three. Three pedestrians died in crashes …
Utah transportation officials say they counted 219 traffic deaths in Utah in 2013, and almost half of the car crash victims who died hadn’t been wearing seatbelts. The Utah Department of Transportation statistics released Tuesday show two more deaths last …
Traffic deaths in Wisconsin fell 12 percent last year, a drop that state transportation officials partly credit to safety and awareness programs that resonate with younger drivers. There were 530 road fatalities last year, down from 601 road deaths the …
Kentucky’s highways were safer last year. The state Transportation Cabinet says the number of fatalities on roadways dropped to 635 in 2013, the lowest number since 1949. The Kentucky Office of Highway Safety says the preliminary total for last year …
The grim task where authorities notify people a loved one has died in a traffic wreck has reached unprecedented daily occurrences in Texas. State Department of Transportation figures show at least one person, and usually many more, now has died …
Preliminary figures show nine of the 12 people killed in highway construction zone accidents last year in Tennessee were motorists. The other three were members of construction crews who were working on roads. Tennessee Department of Transportation spokeswoman B.J. Doughty …
Fewer people are dying on New Jersey roads compared to the same period a year ago. The Highway Traffic Safety Division says there have been 262 fatalities compared to 291 during the first six months of the year in 2011. …
Authorities say preliminary numbers show 10 people died in fatal traffic crashes in Ohio over the Labor Day weekend, the fewest number in five years. The state Department of Public Safety says the number is one fewer than in 2010 …