Thanksgiving is the deadliest holiday for driving, According to driver's education site Zutobi, which reported that 2,448 roadway deaths have occurred during the holiday period in the past five years.
The holiday with the second most roadway fatalities, Labor Day, saw 2,348 deaths during that same period.
Looking at data from 2021, driving under the influence was the cause of 36% of roadway deaths during Thanksgiving weekend, while 30% were due to speeding, Zutobi reported. Nearly 80% of these accidents involved young drivers.
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Steve Hallo
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