Nation Aug 23 Traffic deaths up nearly 20 percent since 2014, government says By Joan Lowy, Associated Press
Nation Mar 08 Early data suggests pedestrian deaths surged in 2015 WASHINGTON — Pedestrian deaths surged by an estimated 10 percent last year as the economy improved, the price of gas plunged and motorists put more miles behind the wheel than ever before, according to an analysis of preliminary state traffic… By Joan Lowy, Associated Press
Nation Aug 17 After years of decline, traffic deaths spike in first six months of year Traffic deaths were up 14 percent nationally in the first six months of this year and injuries were up by a third, according to data gathered by the National Safety Council. By Joan Lowy, Associated Press
Nation Nov 23 Watch ‘A long way from zero’: NYC takes on traffic fatalities Although New York City streets over the past few years have been the safest in decades, traffic accidents and pedestrian fatalities have recently started to tick back up. Now, city officials are looking to "Vision Zero," an initiative based on… By PBS News Hour