New data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) shows that traffic deaths in the U.S. fell slightly in 2018 for the second straight year.
There were 36,560 people killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes on U.S. roadways during 2018, a 2.4 percent decrease from 37,473 in 2017, which came after a 0.9 percent decrease from 2016 to 2017.