While traffic deaths were declining, the number of miles traveled increased more than 2%, or about 67.5 billion miles, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported. Credit: shutterstock While traffic deaths were declining, the number of miles traveled increased more than 2%, or about 67.5 billion miles, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported. Credit: shutterstock

The number of Americans that died in a traffic accident during 2023 was down 3.6% compared with the year prior, according to early estimates from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

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