A new study rates Dallas as number 2 in the country for most traffic fatalities during the Labor Day holiday over the last 10 years. Is there any truth to that?
, over 4,400 people died on Texas roads – making it the second deadliest year ever since record keeping began in 1940.The increase in fatalities in Texas last year is consistent with nationwide trends which show an uptick in road deaths. Nationwide, an estimated 20,160 people died in motor vehicle crashes in the first half of 2021, up 18.4% over 2020, TxDOT said. Texas traffic fatalities in 2021 were up 15% from the previous year.
Another factor Texans are battling is population growth, with so many more people moving to the Lone Star State. "The other thing that happens while that construction is going on that you don't necessarily see as a motorist is that thousands and tens of thousands are moving to the area. So even when that road finally opens up, all those new folks are excited to use that same road as well,” said Schrank.
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