U.S. Traffic Deaths Rise to Highest Level Since 2007

Even though Americans drove less in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, close to 39,000 lives were lost on U.S. roadways in 2020 -- the highest death toll since 2007, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports.

U.S. Traffic Deaths Rise to Highest Level Since 2007

Story by Robert Preidt
March 3, 2022