Sentences with phrase «fatal crashes rising»

With the total number of fatal crashes rising and the number of older drivers increased by 50 percent, there is a real cause for concern.

Statistics showed that the proportion of road operators who were involved in distracted driving during fatal crashes rose from 7 % in 2005 to 115 in 2009.

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It was a dramatic week in which a rising star who kept the nation talking and singing plunged the nation into mourning after her tragic death in a fatal car crash.

The prevalence of non-alcohol drugs detected in fatally injured drivers in the U.S. has been steadily rising and tripled from 1999 to 2010 for drivers who tested positive for marijuana — the most commonly detected non-alcohol drug — suggesting that drugged driving may be playing an increasing role in fatal motor vehicle crashes.

Data from the National Safety Council concluded an unusually high number of people died in motor vehicle crashes in 2016, with a 6 percent rise from 2015, and a 14 percent increase in fatal auto accident collisions since 2014.

Fatal hit - and - run crashes in the state rose by 6.1 percent between 2008 and 2012.

The Insurance Information Institute reports the number of fatal hit - and - run crashes nationally has risen, reaching about 1,500 annually.

While reasons for the trend were not defined, it was noted by the author of the study that the rise in popularity of text messaging mirrored the increase in fatal crashes with teen passengers.