NU Online News Service, Sept. 9, 2:04 p.m. EDT
Despite a 2009 increase in miles traveled compared to 2008, highway deaths during the year fell to the lowest number since 1950, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said in a statement that 2009 also saw the lowest fatality and injury rates ever recorded: 1.13 deaths per 100 million vehicle miles traveled in 2009, compared to 1.26 deaths for 2008.
According to the latest Fatality Analysis Reporting System and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) data, 33,808 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes in 2009, down 9.7 percent from 37,423 deaths in 2008. It is the lowest amount of highway deaths since 1950's 33,186, the DOT said.
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