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In 2023, the U.S. had 1.26 road fatalities per 100 million vehicle miles. However, fatality rates vary by region and state, ranging from 0.56 in Massachusetts to 1.76 in Mississippi. The map above ...
Together, these changes caused the death rate to decline to 1.26 deaths per 100 million miles driven. In 2022, 42,514 people died in crashes, making a death rate of 1.33 per 100 million miles driven.
For more details, see Transportation safety in the United States. From the beginning of recorded statistics until the 1970s, total traffic deaths in the United States generally trended upwards, except during the Great Depression and World War II. From 1979 to 2005, the number of deaths per year decreased 15% while the number of deaths per ...
Between 2013 and 2023, motor vehicle fatalities increased by about 25%, safety administration data shows. More than 3,300 people died and nearly 290,000 were injured in crashes involving ...
The following notable deaths in the United States occurred in 2023.Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order as set out in WP:NAMESORT.A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth and subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, year of birth (if known), and reference.
On June 11, 2023, a tanker truck carrying 8,500 US gallons (32,000 L; 7,100 imp gal) of 87-octane gasoline rolled over during an accident while coming off of Interstate 95 and exploded. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] Transportation Secretary Michael B. Carroll later stated that the driver had been attempting to navigate a northbound curve and lost control of the ...
April 13 – United States – A FedEx truck with two trailers driving on a freeway in Orland, California drove over a median and entered opposite traffic, striking a sedan which then collided with a chartered bus carrying high school students for a field trip and ignited, killing 10. [169] April 13 – Mexico – Acayucan bus crash.
Drug- and/or alcohol-related fatalities dropped to 160 in 2023, down from 200 in 2022. Speed was cited as a factor in 212 roadway deaths in 2023, down from 225 deaths in 2022.