Deadly car crashes in Arizona dropped 9 percent in 2014
Jun 2, 2015, 11:57 AM | Updated: 11:58 am
PHOENIX — Deaths of
Arizona residents in motor-vehicle crashes dropped by nearly 9 percent in 2014, the Arizona Department of Transportation said.
The department found 774
people died in motor-vehicle accidents last year compared to 849 deaths in 2013.
Despite the drop in fatalities, the department found crashes increased by more
than 2 percent to a total of nearly 110,000 accidents across the state in 2014.
Other findings in the report included a downward trend in alcohol-related
motor-vehicle fatalities and alcohol-related crashes.
Department Director John Halikowski said drivers need to
continue focusing on buckling their seatbelts, obeying speed limits and never
driving while impaired.