The Minnesota Department of Health has an alarming statistic about drug overdose deaths. The number of people who have died from heroin and prescription painkiller overdoses in 2013 is greater than the number of people killed in traffic accidents in …
Traffic deaths on Missouri roads have been on a downward trend for nearly 10 years, and a highway patrol spokesman said the declining numbers are likely due to several factors that include education and road improvements. The number of traffic …
Wisconsin road deaths are on the decline again this year. Donald Lyden, safety research analyst with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, said 215 people have died in traffic crashes as of June 30, compared to 226 on the same date …
State transportation officials say more than 800 people died on Arizona roadways last year. Arizona Department of Transportation statistics released Friday show there were 844 fatal crashes in 2013, up from 821 in 2012 or 2.8 percent. The number of …
Authorities say 17 people were killed in traffic wrecks over the holiday weekend. The Georgia Department of Public Safety reported six traffic deaths during the same period last year. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports the fatalities started Saturday when state troopers …
New data from the Mississippi Office of Highway Safety shows the observed belt usage rate is at 74.4 percent. That’s compared to 83 percent in 2012, officials said Tuesday in a news release. Fatalities also increased last year. In 2013, …
Booming production of oil and natural gas has exacted a little-known price on some of the nation’s roads, contributing to a spike in traffic fatalities in states where many streets and highways are choked with large trucks and heavy drilling …
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 …
The Florida Highway Patrol says there were no fatalities on Interstate 75 during its participation in a safety campaign called “Staying Alive on 75.” The promotion took place last weekend in Florida and six other states along the I-75 corridor. …
The number of fatal automobile crashes in Texas has been on the decline since 1980, but that trend may have come to a screeching halt. For the past two years, both injury and fatal car accidents in Texas have risen. …