Pedestrian Deaths Declined Nationally for Part of 2023, but Not in Michigan

Pedestrian deaths declined modestly nationwide in the first half of last year, a positive development after a decade of troubling increases, but in Michigan, the numbers didn’t follow the national model. Michigan — with 74 deaths — saw its highest pedestrian toll for the first six months of a year since before the onset of the pandemic, according to preliminary data released Tuesday from the Governors Highway Safety Association.

Pedestrian Deaths Declined Nationally for Part of 2023, but Not in Michigan

Story by Eric D. Lawrence
February 27, 2024