August traffic deaths up
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — August was the deadliest month so far this year on Wisconsin roads.
The Wisconsin State Patrol says 83 people died in traffic accidents last month. That’s far more than the 66 people killed during the previous August.
The death toll also breaks a string of 10 months in which traffic fatalities declined from the previous year.
Still, the state patrol says traffic deaths in Wisconsin are down 20 percent from this time last year. Four hundred people had been killed by the end of last month, compared to 488 at that time a year ago.
The Department of Transportation’s chief of safety programs, Dennis Hughes, says that means the state can still end the year with the lowest number of traffic deaths in decades if people slow down, buckle up and drive sober.
Joseph R. Chrislaw Sr.
Sep 7, 2008 at 11:52 a.m.
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Actually, this does still validate the pretty obvious correlation between higher gas prices and lower traffic deaths. August is simply one of the deadliest months for driving, period, and it may actually suggest there was more driving in August (to close destinations) than flying (to someplace distant).
Sep 7, 2008 at 7:05 a.m.
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It's Bushes fault!!
Sep 6, 2008 at 6:27 p.m.
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Wear your seat belt/helmet. Do the speed limit and drive defensively...jmo
Not all accidents can be prevented but deaths usually can. DO NOT DRINK AND DRIVE.
Sep 6, 2008 at 5:23 p.m.
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Wow these are peoples relatives your talking about! Have some heart!
Sep 6, 2008 at 3:44 p.m.
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So much for high gas prices saving lives theory.
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