October 11, 2013
Through Oct. 7, Oklahoma recorded 491 traffic fatalities for 2013. The state was at 539 deaths at the same point last year. The Oklahoma Department of Public Safety says 58 people died in traffic crashes in August. That’s compared with …
August 16, 2013
Researchers say Indiana roads were more deadly last year for motorcyclists and for people driving after drinking. The report by the Indiana University Public Policy Institute’s Center for Criminal Justice Research found a 28 percent increase in motorcycle fatalities in …
June 20, 2013
Traffic safety officials say Minnesota last year saw its first increase in traffic deaths since 2007. The final crash report shows Minnesota had 395 traffic deaths in 2012. That’s a 7 percent increase from 2011, when 368 deaths were recorded. …
June 10, 2013
Highway safety officials say traffic deaths are down in Maine. The Maine Bureau of Highway Safety says 42 people have died on Maine roads so far this year. There were 53 deaths at this time last year. But officials caution …
May 9, 2013
The Oklahoma Department of Public Safety says fewer motorists died on the states roads and highways in March than a year earlier. Public safety officials say there were 44 fatalities in March compared to 64 during March 2012. Four motorcyclists …
April 26, 2013
New numbers show that Georgia has seen a slight drop in the number of motorcycle fatalities. The Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety reported that new data made available on April 24 shows that the state had slightly fewer deadly …
March 21, 2013
The number of New York City traffic fatalities is on the rise.Officials say 274 people died in traffic-related deaths in 2012. That’s up from 245 a year earlier and the most since 2008.
February 27, 2013
South Dakota officials say the number of traffic fatalities in the state were up in 2012, but below the average for the last 10 years. State Department of Transportation figures show there were 134 people killed on the roads last …
February 25, 2013
The Oklahoma Department of Public Safety says fewer people were killed in auto accidents in January than the same month last year and the overall number of traffic deaths for the year is also down from a year ago. A …
January 17, 2013
Delaware’s Office of Highway Safety says there were 116 traffic fatalities in the state in 2012, a 12 percent increase over 2011. The office says the increase was driven by a spike in crashes involving pedestrians and bicyclists. There were …