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North Dakota Tries to Stem Oil Region Traffic Deaths

Despite efforts to improve roads and safety enforcement, traffic fatalities in North Dakota’s drilling regions keep climbing while the rest of the state’s roads are getting safer. Traffic deaths in six western counties rose last year to 63, from 54 …

Nevada Traffic Deaths Up Slightly in 2012

Traffic deaths rose slightly in Nevada last year, but serious injury accidents dropped dramatically and the number of fatalities still remain nearly half as low as they were just six years ago, thanks in part to motorists buckling up. The …

NHTSA: Traffic Deaths Increase 13.5 Percent

Traffic deaths soared 13.5 percent in the first quarter of the year compared to the same period last year, and the number of deaths per miles driven also rose significantly, according to preliminary government estimates released Friday. An estimated 7,630 …