US traffic deaths jump by 10.4 percent in first half of 2016
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October 6, 2016
WASHINGTON (AP, Oct. 5, 2016) — U.S. traffic fatalities rose by an estimated 10.4 percent in the first half of this year, federal officials said Wednesday, and continued an upward trend that started in late 2014 as the economic recovery accelerated.
The Transportation Department released the preliminary estimate at a conference where government agencies, the National Safety Council and other safety groups announced an ambitious goal of eliminating traffic deaths and injuries in the United States within the next 30 years.
"We have an immediate crisis on our hands, and we also have a long-term c...
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