Virginia Driving Deaths Lowest in 40 Years
January 2, 2009 by Hersey · Leave a Comment
Richmond – Virginia could set a record low for traffic fatalities in 2008.
Virginia State Police say 803 had died on Virginia’s roadways through Tuesday. That’s 218 fewer than 2007 and would be the least in more than 40 years the agency has tracked highway deaths.
The lowest number of deaths a year is 839, set in 1992.
One reason for the decline is a drop in motorcycle-related deaths. So far in 2008, 76 people have died in motorcycle wrecks, compared with 126 last year.
