U.S. Traffic Deaths Hit Highest Level in 16 Years

"An increase in dangerous driving — speeding, distracted driving, drug- and alcohol-impaired driving, not buckling up — during the pandemic, combined with roads designed for speed instead of safety, has wiped out a decade and a half of progress in reducing traffic crashes, injuries and deaths," said Russ Martin, senior director of policy and government relations for the Governors Highway Safety Association.

U.S. Traffic Deaths Hit Highest Level in 16 Years

Story by Oriana Gonzalez
May 17, 2022