Because there are people there and people get into accidents and die. Why do Americans like cheeseburgers?
50%
38% of all fatal accidents in California are type of crash
Pennsylvania has the highest number of fatal accidents. Wrong way and head on accidents caused 400 deaths in 2011 and 60% of those were drunk drivers.
In total, they were 1,324 fatal car accidents in the state of Pennsylvania in the year of 2010. The total number of accidents was well over the 150,000 mark.
According to the National Highway Transportation and Safety Administration, in 2008 the District of Columbia had the lowest amount of reported FATAL accidents (34). Alaska had 62 reported fatal car accidents and Rhode Island had 65 reported fatal car accidents. 2007 Data shows the Rate of Fatal Accidents per 100,000 registered vehicles was lowest in MA (7.57) and then RI (8.33)
Severity Index= no. of fatal accidents / total no. of injury accidents
Most fatal car accidents happen on a Saturday.
Severity Index= no. of fatal accidents / total no. of injury accidents
45000
Call 911 - 2008 Near Fatal Accidents was released on: USA: 28 August 2009
1500
89%