
NHTSA: Fatal car crashes rising, but not because of cell phones
October 09, 2017 at 13:36 PM EDT
The federal government has released its statistical analysis of every fatal crash in 2016, and the results are surprising. The number of fatal accidents per mile traveled increased by 2.6 percent compared to 2015—and it’s not because of distracted drivers. The total number of fatal accidents jumped a startling 5.6 percent, though that...
