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Newer Cars Closing Gender Disparity Gap in Crash Fatalities

Disparities in fatality rates between men and women fell significantly starting with model year 2000 vehicles, according to findings outlined in a report released last month by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The report, “Female Crash Fatality Risk Relative …

3 Dead in Crashes Amid Fog and Smoke on I-95 in Florida

EDGEWATER, Fla. (AP) — Three people were killed in a series of crashes involving 17 vehicles early Thursday along a stretch of Interstate 95 in Florida where visibility was very low due to fog combined with smoke from prescribed burns …

Only 3 of 5 Car Seats Used Correctly in Illinois

About 90 percent of child passengers on Illinois roads are riding in car seats, but only three out of five of those car seats are being used correctly. That’s according to data from the Illinois Department of Transportation. Transportation officials …

Oregon Police Agencies Inherit Emergency Cameras

Law enforcement agencies in Umatilla and Morrow counties are glad to inherit cameras from a federal emergency preparedness program, but worry they won’t have the dollars to keep the cameras running. The Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program installed the cameras …