Nation May 07 8 dead after SUV driver hits pedestrians at bus stop in Texas border city Police say they are investigating whether the crash was accidental or intentional and whether the driver was intoxicated. By Valerie Gonzalez, Associated Press
Nation Feb 02 Watch 10:07 Pedestrian deaths in U.S. reach highest level in 40 years Pedestrian deaths in the U.S. have reached their highest level in 40 years. Using funding from the bipartisan infrastructure law, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is spearheading the allocation of $5 billion to state and local governments through a federal grant… By Geoff Bennett, Courtney Norris
Nation Aug 26 South Dakota AG gets fines, no jail time in pedestrian death Circuit Judge John Brown also ordered Ravnsborg to pay assorted court costs after the Republican entered no-contest pleas Thursday in the crash that killed Joseph Boever last September. By Stephen Groves, Associated Press
Nation Jun 17 Watch 6:04 Why U.S. pedestrian deaths are at their highest level in almost 30 years U.S. pedestrian deaths are at their highest level since 1990. Possible explanations include wider roads, sprawling cities, heavier traffic in residential areas due to navigation apps and increasing distractions from digital devices. And according to victims’ families and safety advocates,… By Arren Kimbel-Sannit, Cronkite School of Journalism
Oct 07 Traffic deaths spiked in 2016, including pedestrians killed By Joan Lowy, Associated Press Traffic fatalities rose 5.6 percent last year, with the biggest spikes in pedestrian and motorcyclist deaths, the government said Friday. Continue reading