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.

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.

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.

As US traffic fatalities fall, distracted drivers told to 'put the phone away or pay' N'dea Yancey-Bragg. USA TODAY. An estimated 40,990 people died in traffic crashes last year, ...

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.

Traffic deaths fall for first time since 2019. Posted: May 29, 2025 | Last updated: May 29, 2025. New data shows that in 2024, traffic deaths fell after an upward trend in years prior.

Ohio State Highway Patrol reports ten traffic fatalities over the Fourth of July weekend, a decrease from last year.

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 ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. traffic deaths fell 3.8% in 2024 to 39,345, the lowest number since 2020, but fatalities on American roads remained above pre-COVID levels, the National Highway Traffic ...

U.S. traffic deaths jumped 10.8% in 2021 to 43,230, the most in a single year since 2005. The number of pedestrians and cyclists killed on American roads rose to the highest number in more than ...