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USDOT: Road fatalities spiked in first half of 2021

According to a report from the U.S. Department of Transportation, the first half of 2021 recorded the largest six-month increase in road fatalities in the Fatality Analysis Reporting System’s history.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) “Early Estimate of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities for the First Half (January-June) of 2021” found that an estimated 20,160 people died in motor vehicle crashes during the period, an increase of 18.4 percent over 2020.

Preliminary data indicates American’s traveled about 173.1 billion miles during the first half of 2021, an increase of about 13 percent. The fatality rate went from 1.28 fatalities per 100 million vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in 2020 to 1.34 fatalities per 100 VMT in 2021.

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