Highway fatalities in the United States rose by 7.2 percent last year, bringing the total number of deaths to more than 35,000, NBC New York reported, citing data released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Monday.
This puts 2015 ahead with the highest one-year increase since 1966 when fatalities rose by 8.1 percent.
Job growth, cheaper gas
NHTSA attributed the rise in highway deaths to increased driving because of job growth and cheaper gasolines prices, in addition to increased driving by young people.
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Trudy Knockless
Trudy Knockless is a reporter on ALM Media's Business of Law desk. She has a background serving legal and insurance publications. Contact her at [email protected] or on LinkedIn at Trudy Knockless.
