Hundreds die on Wisconsin roads in 2016
Hundreds of people died as a result of a crash on Wisconsin roads last year. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Crash Records Unit reports that at least 590 people died as a result of a motor-vehicle crash in 2016. That’s 35 more deaths than in 2015 and 96 more than in 2014. The number […]
Hundreds of people died as a result of a crash on Wisconsin roads last year. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Crash Records Unit reports that at least 590 people died as a result of a motor-vehicle crash in 2016.
That’s 35 more deaths than in 2015 and 96 more than in 2014.
The number of deaths due to motor vehicle crashes in Wisconsin has been steadily increasing over the last several years, but has decreased slightly since 2012, when 601 people were reported to the WisDOT as being killed in a motor vehicle crash.
Seventy-nine people have been killed on Wisconsin roads so far this year.
Last year, the highest number of fatalities were reported in November, likely due to an increase in traffic with holiday traveling.
An average of 553 people were killed on Wisconsin roads each year between 2012-16.
According to the WisDOT, 2016 and 2017 data is preliminary.
Other statistics reported by WisDOT show that an average of 509 fatal crashes were reported from 2009-13 and an average of 29,036 injuries were reported during that same time. An average of 559 people were killed between 2009-13, some of them passengers.
The latest data available shows there was an average of 5,491 alcohol-related crashes from 2009-13 and an average of 218 people died as a result of an alcohol-related crash, while an average of 3,171 people were injured.
During that same time span, there were 18,389 speed-related crashes that killed an average of 167 people, an average of 1,244 pedestrian crashes that killed an average of 45 people, an average of 1,055 bicycle crashes that killed an average of 10 bicyclists, an average of 2,376 motorcycle crashes that killed an average of 91 people, and an average of 6,301 large truck crashes that killed an average of 68 people.
The U.S. government has released some safe driving tips to remind citizens they should stay alert, avoid using their smartphones while driving, never drink alcohol or take drugs and get behind the wheel of a motor vehicle, and always wear a seatbelt and ensure a child is properly harnessed in a car seat. For more information visit the website here.
