road fatalities 2021 U.S. Road Fatalities Projected Highest in 16 Years, Delaware at 15-year High By news.delaware.gov Published On :: Fri, 20 May 2022 12:18:20 +0000 An estimated 43,000 people were killed on U.S. roads last year, the highest number in 16 years according to data released this week by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The 10.5% jump over 2020 numbers was the largest percentage increase since NHTSA began its fatality accounting in 1975. The 139 fatalities on Delaware […] Full Article Delaware State Police Department of Transportation Governor John Carney Kent County New Castle County Office of Highway Safety Sussex County Traffic Safety News DelDOT DelDOT -- News fatalities traffic safety
road fatalities Road Fatalities Decrease in 2023 from 2022 High By news.delaware.gov Published On :: Fri, 12 Jan 2024 17:15:35 +0000 137 fatalities were recorded on Delaware roads in 2023, a 16 percent decrease from 2022 when 164 fatalities occurred. Fatalities were down across all modes of transportation with a 13 percent reduction in pedestrian fatalities; 29 percent reduction in bicyclist fatalities; and a 32 percent reduction in motorcyclist fatalities from last year. “Reducing fatalities on […] Full Article Delaware State Police Department of Transportation Governor John Carney Kent County New Castle County News Office of Highway Safety Office of the Governor Pedestrian Safety Sussex County Traffic Safety News delaware office of highway safety delaware state police DelDOT DelDOT -- News Governor Carney Road Fatalities