Here are some interesting numbers we’ve found in the latest Car and Truck Crash statistics published by the Virginia Highway Safety office:
Virginia Overall Crash Statistics
- 5.8 million licensed drivers.
- 7.8 million registered cars.
- 80 million vehicle miles.
Virginia Accidents and Injuries
- 121,763 traffic crashes.
- 659 vehicle miles per traffic crash.
- 65,114 persons injured.
- 13,591 injuries from speed-related crashes.
- 399 teenagers injured in alcohol-related crashes.
Fatalities
- 741 persons killed.
- 46% of fatalities were in speed-related crashes.
- 34% of fatalities were injured in alcohol-related crashes.
- 10 teenagers were killed in alchohol-related crashes.
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