Here are some of the traffic crashes that
have occurred in our county. Don't become a statistic. Please Buckle Up!
In 1998, there were an
estimated 6,334,000 police reported crashes, in which 41,471 people were
killed and 3,192,000 people were injured.
Did you remember to wear your seatbelt!
An average of 114 persons died
each day in motor vehicle crashes in 1998 - one every 13 minutes.
Motor vehicle crashes are the
leading cause of death for every age from 5 through 29 years old.
Vehicle occupants accounted for
85.3 percent of traffic fatalities in 1998. The remaining 14.7
percent were pedestrians, pedal cyclists, and other nonoccupants.