Hit-and-Run Deaths Are Skyrocketing, and Pedestrians and Cyclists Bear the Brunt

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By Angie SchmittMay 1, 2018, 11:21 am84 pts
Traffic safety in the U.S. is heading in the wrong direction. Overall traffic fatalities are on the rise, pedestrian deaths are up about 25 percent over the last four years, and increasingly, drivers are striking people and leaving them for dead, according to a new study from the AAA Foundation. The 2,049…

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