State officials say traffic deaths last year fell below 100 for the first time since 1963. The Office of Highway Safety said Friday that there were 99 traffic fatalities in Delaware in 2013. That’s compared with 116 fatalities in 2012. …
Traffic deaths in Wisconsin fell 12 percent last year, a drop that state transportation officials partly credit to safety and awareness programs that resonate with younger drivers. There were 530 road fatalities last year, down from 601 road deaths the …
Highway safety officials say traffic deaths are down in Maine. The Bureau of Highway Safety says 118 people have been killed in traffic accidents on Maine roads so far this year. That’s down from 137 traffic fatalities at this time …
The number of people killed on Minnesota roadways is on the rise again. State officials say there have been 204 deaths already this year. And, if the current pace continues, it the number could surpass the 395 fatalities in 2012. …
The NYPD is taking a closer look at traffic deaths involving vehicles, bicyclists and pedestrians. The New York Times reports that the Collision Investigation Squad has been bolstered with more detectives, high-tech mapping tools and a new mandate to investigate …
After years of declines in traffic fatalities, deaths in crashes are on the rise again in Tennessee. But state highway officials are hoping a federal demonstration project will reverse that trend. Kendell Poole, director of the Governor’s Highway Safety Office, …
Preliminary figures show 359 people died on Iowa’s roadways in 2011, the lowest death toll since 1944. The Gazette says the state transportation department says the numbers might not be finalized until February, but the decrease mirrors a national trend. …