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From 1979 to 2005, the number of deaths per year decreased 15% while the number of deaths per capita decreased by 35%. The 32,479 traffic fatalities in 2011 were the lowest in 62 years, since 1949. [5] For 2016, the NHTSA reported 37,461 people killed in 34,436 fatal motor vehicle crashes, an average of 102 per day. [6]
Data are for the year 2021. Death data are from NHTSA, [1] mileage figures are from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics [2] and population data are from the US Census. [3] Per billion vehicle miles, South Carolina had the highest death rate while Massachusetts had the lowest. Mississippi had the most deaths per capita while Rhode Island had ...
State patrol reveals details about deadly I-70 crash in Ohio And while wrong-way collisions make up a fraction of all car crashes — 0.01% of 1.05 million to be exact — they are 40 times more ...
The Ohio State Highway Patrol was founded in 1933 under the command of Colonel Lynn Black. Originally, the Highway Patrol used solid black cars with the Flying Wheel on the door. In 1966, white cruisers made their appearance on the Ohio Turnpike. By 1972 all Ohio State Highway Patrol cruisers were white, which they remained until 1982 when they ...
The Ohio State High Patrol reported a drop in vehicle crash deaths during the 2204 Memorial Day weekend compared to 2023.
In Memphis, 25.96 people per 100,000 residents were killed in fatal motor vehicle accidents, the most of any major U.S. city. Detroit and Albuquerque, New Mexico, followed with the highest rate of ...
March 22 – United States – Gilchrest Road, New York crossing accident. Five high school students were killed and 44 injured when a Penn Central train hit a school bus that failed to stop at a crossing. This incident caused the State of New York to require school vehicles to stop at all railroad crossings.
Pedestrian deaths from car crashes surged the most in at least four decades last year, according to a new report.