Virginia State Police say 10 people died in traffic accidents over the four-day Labor Day weekend. That’s up from the nine fatalities recorded during the same holiday period in 2013. State police said Tuesday that four of the victims weren’t …
Stricter seatbelt and distracted driving laws have contributed to a decline highway fatalities in West Virginia, a state highway safety official said. Figures released Wednesday by the West Virginia Southern Regional Highway Safety Program show 325 people were killed in …
Seatbelt use among Louisiana motorists is up this year. The Louisiana Highway Safety Commission says an annual survey to determine how many people buckle up showed the percentage had risen to 82.5 percent of drivers and front-seat passengers following the …
More than half of the people killed so far this year in traffic accidents on Alabama highways were not wearing seatbelts when they were available. The state Department of Public Safety reports 367 traffic deaths through September. The department says …
The use of seatbelts in Louisiana has reached a record high of 79.3 percent this year. It’s a factor officials say is contributing to the state’s declining highway death rate. The 79.3 percent rate is an increase from last year’s …