Category: traffic deaths

Traffic Deaths Dropped Slightly in 2022 but Remain at ‘Crisis Level’

Traffic deaths across the United States dropped slightly last year, but government officials said the 42,795 people who died is still a national crisis, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) projections released on April 20. Estimates by NHTSA showed that the number of fatalities dropped 0.3 percent, compared to 42,939 killed in…


US Traffic Deaths, Once in Decline, Continue to Rise in 2022

DETROIT—U.S. traffic fatalities began to climb two years ago and that deadly trend is continuing in 2022. Roadway deaths rose 7 percent during the first three months of the year to 9,560 people, the highest number for a first quarter in two decades, according to estimates by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Traffic deaths…