Tuesday, January 05, 2010

 

Road Fatalities Down

KENTUCKY....
Preliminary statistics indicate that five people died in five separate crashes on Kentucky roadways from Thursday, December 31st through Sunday, January 3rd, meaning the number of those killed on Kentucky roads during New Year's weekend rose by one over the previous year. According to Kentucky State Police, during 2009, 771 people lost their lives on Kentucky roadways, 55 fewer fatalities than reported in 2008. There were 628 motor vehicle fatalities, 80 involving motorcycles, 17 involving all-terrain vehicles, 73 involving a commercial motor vehicle, five bicyclists and 40 pedestrians...only 160 involved the suspected use of alcohol.





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