February 19, 2014
Traffic fatalities are down but the number of wrecks has risen in a 23-county area of South Texas where oil drilling has boomed in recent years. The San Antonio Express News reports there were 236 fatalities in 2013, a drop …
February 2, 2014
The Oklahoma Department of Public Safety says there were half as many fatalities in December 2013 verse the same month the previous year. There were 33 fatalities on Oklahoma roadways in December 2013 compared to 66 in December 2012. The …
January 27, 2014
The Wyoming Highway Patrol says fewer people died in traffic accidents across the state last year than in 2012. The Powell Tribune reported 87 people were killed in the state in 2013, 34 fewer than the year before and the …
January 17, 2014
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 …
January 7, 2014
Ohio had a record low number of traffic deaths in 2013, according to preliminary data released by the State Highway Patrol. At least 923 people died on Ohio roads during the past year, and additional deaths are under review but …
December 19, 2013
Texas prosecutors are trying a second time to imprison a teen who was sentenced to 10 years’ probation for drunkenly driving his truck into four pedestrians, killing them all. Tarrant County District Attorney Joe Shannon has asked a juvenile judge …
December 13, 2013
A North Texas teen from an affluent family was sentenced to probation this week after he killed four pedestrians when he lost control of his speeding pickup truck while driving drunk, a punishment that outraged the victims’ families and left …
October 22, 2013
North Carolina authorities say the recent death of a Rowan County teen illustrates why tougher penalties are needed in North Carolina for drivers who illegally pass school buses. A 17-year-old was killed last Thursday as he crossed a two-lane road …
October 21, 2013
The Wyoming Highway Patrol says traffic fatalities in the state have decreased this year. Sgt. Steve Townsend tells KGWN-TV that 120 people died in traffic accidents in Wyoming last year. There have been only 67 traffic deaths as of Sept. …
October 15, 2013
Traffic fatalities appear to be decreasing in Wisconsin, in large part because of a drop in motorcyclists’ deaths, traffic officials said. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation said 396 people had died in crashes as of Sept. 30 — 80 fewer …