WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. traffic deaths fell 3.8% in 2024 to 39,345 ... "It's encouraging to see that traffic fatalities are continuing to fall from their COVID pandemic highs," NHTSA Chief ...

Traffic fatalities in the U.S. decreased in 2024, with 39,345 deaths reported by the United States Department of Transportation ... fatalities are continuing to fall from their COVID pandemic ...

Nearly 24,000 people died in passenger vehicles and over 6,300 motorcyclists were killed that year in traffic crashes. Deaths among pedestrians and large trucks accounted for the remainder.

The big picture: U.S. traffic deaths ... But the rate of crash deaths started rising again about a decade ago, spiking during the COVID-19 pandemic. The bottom line: "A lot of us feel like we ...

Pennsylvania had its second lowest number of traffic fatalities on record in 2024. Deaths also declined in Monroe County.

The Erie County Coroner's Office investigated 23 motor vehicle deaths in ... but it gives us information and lets us know what we are seeing on blocks as far as traffic and speeds," he said.

Deaths began declining in 2022, according to the data. “It’s encouraging to see that traffic fatalities are continuing to fall from their COVID pandemic highs. Total road fatalities ...