Head-on car crash. There were 673 fewer motor vehicle crash fatalities in 2017 than 2016. (Photo: Shutterstock)

The U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced this week that 2017 highway fatality numbers are down following two consecutive years of large increases.

In addition, preliminary estimates for the first six months of 2018 appear to show that this downward trend continues into this year.

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