There also was a small second-quarter drop in the traffic death rate per 100 million miles driven, from 1.34 in the second quarter of 2021, to 1.27 this year, Carlson said.

An estimated 40,990 people died in traffic crashes last year, according to data released Monday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.. Though the number of miles driven in 2023 ...

US Traffic Deaths Fell 3.8% in 2024, ... "It's encouraging to see that traffic fatalities are continuing to fall from their COVID pandemic highs," NHTSA Chief Counsel Peter Simshauser said.

At least 38,680 people died in traffic accidents in the United States in 2020. The traffic deaths for 2021 are expected to exceed 42,400, which would be the most fatalities in 16 years. You are ...

U.S. auto safety regulators on Thursday said traffic deaths fell by 3.3% in the first half of 2023 but remain sharply higher than pre-pandemic levels.

U.S. traffic deaths fell 3.2% in the first three months of 2024 -- the lowest number since the same period in 2020 -- but crash fatalities still remain sharply above pre-COVID levels. The National ...

DETROIT (AP) — U.S. traffic fatalities began to climb two years ago and that deadly trend is continuing in 2022. Roadway deaths rose 7% during the first three months of the year to 9,560 people ...

U.S. auto safety regulators on Thursday said traffic deaths fell by 3.3% in the first half of 2023 but remain sharply higher than pre-pandemic levels. The National Highway Traffic Safety ...

But the government says the number of deaths remains at a crisis level.Estimates from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration show that 20,175 ... US traffic deaths fall slightly in Q2 ...