U.S. Traffic Deaths Soar to 38,680 in 2020; Highest Yearly Total Since 2007
WASHINGTON — U.S. traffic deaths soared after coronavirus lockdowns ended in 2020, hitting the highest yearly total since 2007 as more Americans engaged in unsafe behavior on U.S. roads, the National...
View ArticleSpeeding Officer Not Placed on Leave After SC Fatal Wreck
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A Greenville Police officer who was going nearly twice the speed limit without his lights and siren on when he crashed into another car and killed a woman was not placed on...
View ArticlePandemic Set Off Deadly Rise in Speeding That Hasn’t Stopped
Motorists put the pedal to the metal during the pandemic and police are worried as roads get busy with the final stretch of summer travel. The latest data shows the number of highway deaths in 2020 was...
View ArticleAgencies Step Up Enforcement on Highway Known For Crashes
WICKENBURG, Ariz. (AP)–Arizona authorities are stepping up enforcement on a rural highway known for deadly crashes. The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office is directing its deputies to increase patrols on...
View ArticleDrivers Speeding Less but More Distracted Than Ever, CMT Report Says
US motorists have eased their feet off their gas pedals a bit since the height of the pandemic, but their eyes are on the road a lot less, according to a new report by Cambridge Mobile Telematics. The...
View Article$18 Million Settlement in Fatal L.A. Lamborghini Crash Involving Teen
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The family of a woman killed when a 17-year-old driver crashed his father’s Lamborghini into her car in Los Angeles has reached an $18.85 million settlement in the case, attorneys...
View ArticleNew Data Suggests Dangerous Driving Trend Is Slowing, Slightly
Preliminary traffic data provides some hope that a rash of unsafe driving habits spawned by traffic-free roads during COVID-19 business shutdowns is beginning to abate. The National Highway Traffic...
View Article‘It’s Just Horrendous’: Highway Fatalities Top 170 in Maine
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine is likely to finish the year with its highest number of highway fatalities in 15 years, as a pandemic trend of speeding and reckless driving continues across the state,...
View ArticleCCC: Heavier Vehicles, Distracted Drivers Impacting Claim Severity
US roadways are carrying heavier, more powerful vehicles operated by motorists who are older, driving faster and more often distracted, according to CCC Intelligent Solutions’ annual Crash Course...
View ArticleDistraction, Speeding, Alcohol Drive Up 2021 Traffic Deaths
DETROIT (AP) — Nearly 43,000 people died in U.S. traffic crashes in 2021, the highest number in 16 years with deaths due to speeding and impaired or distracted driving on the rise. The 2021 final...
View ArticleDriver Involved in Fatal Apple Store Crash Pleads Not Guilty
The driver of an SUV that crashed into a Massachusetts Apple store, killing one man and injuring nearly two dozen other people, was traveling as fast as 60 miles per hour (96 kilometers per hour) in...
View ArticleLexisNexis: Auto Claim Severity Up 35% over Pre-Pandemic Rates
Claim severity for both bodily injury and property damage increased by 35% since 2019, while collision claim severity has jumped 40%, LexisNexis Risk Solutions says in a new report. The data broker’s...
View ArticleTeenage Volleyball Player Who Lost Legs in St. Louis Accident Sues Drivers, City
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A teenage volleyball player from Tennessee is suing the Missouri city of St. Louis and two drivers who struck her in February, causing her to lose both legs. The lawsuit on behalf of...
View ArticleTransUnion: Police Gave Out Fewer Tickets as Highway Death Rate Climbed
At the same time as traffic fatalities increased and motorists’ driving habits deteriorated, law enforcement officers were issuing fewer citations for traffic violations, data analytics company...
View ArticleAfter Deadly Nevada Crash, NTSB Wants Cars to Warn Drivers if They`re Speeding
DETROIT (AP) — Federal accident investigators want automakers to install systems on all new vehicles that warn drivers when they go over the speed limit, and it is asking regulators to figure out how...
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